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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | <section> |
10 | <section> |
| 11 | <title>Obtaining Package Information</title> |
11 | <title>Obtaining Package Information</title> |
| 12 | <subsection> |
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| 128 | </p> |
128 | </p> |
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| 130 | <p> |
130 | <p> |
| 131 | The other files are the <path>ChangeLog</path> (which contains a listing of all |
131 | The other files are the <path>ChangeLog</path> (which contains a listing of all |
| 132 | the changes done to the ebuilds), <path>Manifest</path> (which contains the |
132 | the changes done to the ebuilds), <path>Manifest</path> (which contains the |
| 133 | checksums and permissions of all the files in the directory) and |
133 | checksums and filesizes of all the files in the directory) and |
| 134 | <path>metadata.xml</path> (which contains more information about the package, |
134 | <path>metadata.xml</path> (which contains more information about the package, |
| 135 | such as the responsible development group -- called <e>herd</e> -- and a more |
135 | such as the responsible development group -- called <e>herd</e> -- and a more |
| 136 | extensive description). |
136 | extensive description). |
| 137 | </p> |
137 | </p> |
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| 761 | to <e>ARCH</e> after being bugfree for a sufficient amount of time. |
761 | to <e>ARCH</e> after being bugfree for a sufficient amount of time. |
| 762 | </p> |
762 | </p> |
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763 | |
| 764 | <p> |
764 | <p> |
| 765 | Your system will use <e>ARCH</e> packages per default. If you want to live on |
765 | Your system will use <e>ARCH</e> packages per default. If you want to live on |
| 766 | the edge, don't mind having a broken package once in a while, and you like |
766 | the edge, don't mind having a broken package once in a while, know how to deal |
| 767 | submitting bugreports to <uri |
767 | with a broken system and you like submitting bugreports to <uri |
| 768 | link="http://bugs.gentoo.org">bugs.gentoo.org</uri>, then you can opt to use |
768 | link="http://bugs.gentoo.org">bugs.gentoo.org</uri>, then you can opt to use |
| 769 | <e>~ARCH</e> packages. To "move" your system to a <e>~ARCH</e>-using system, |
769 | <e>~ARCH</e> packages. To "move" your system to a <e>~ARCH</e>-using system, |
| 770 | edit the <c>ACCEPT_KEYWORDS</c> variable in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> so that |
770 | edit the <c>ACCEPT_KEYWORDS</c> variable in <path>/etc/make.conf</path> so that |
| 771 | it reads <e>~ARCH</e> (again: for x86-based systems: <e>~x86</e>, etc.). |
771 | it reads <e>~ARCH</e> (again: for x86-based systems: <e>~x86</e>, etc.). |
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772 | </p> |
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774 | <p> |
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775 | Note though that it is far from trivial (if even impossible) to go back to |
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776 | <e>ARCH</e> from <e>~ARCH</e>. |
| 772 | </p> |
777 | </p> |
| 773 | |
778 | |
| 774 | <p> |
779 | <p> |
| 775 | If you want to update your system now, you will notice that <e>a lot</e> of |
780 | If you want to update your system now, you will notice that <e>a lot</e> of |
| 776 | packages will be updated! |
781 | packages will be updated! |
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| 821 | the same format as is used in <path>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</path>). |
826 | the same format as is used in <path>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</path>). |
| 822 | </p> |
827 | </p> |
| 823 | |
828 | |
| 824 | <p> |
829 | <p> |
| 825 | Do <e>not</e> alter the <path>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</path> file as |
830 | Do <e>not</e> alter the <path>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</path> file as |
| 826 | all changes are undone the next time you update your Portage tree. |
831 | all changes are undone the next time you update your Portage tree. If you want |
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832 | to hardmask a package create <path>/etc/portage/package.mask</path> and list the |
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833 | package in it (use the same format as mentioned above). |
| 827 | </p> |
834 | </p> |
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836 | <!-- |
| 829 | <p> |
837 | <p> |
| 830 | Another trick to circumvent the "masked package" problem is to install the |
838 | Another trick to circumvent the "masked package" problem is to install the |
| 831 | package using the full path. This will ignore both the <c>ACCEPT_KEYWORD</c> |
839 | package using the full path. This will ignore both the <c>ACCEPT_KEYWORD</c> |
| 832 | settings and the <path>package.mask</path> listing. |
840 | settings and the <path>package.mask</path> listing. |
| 833 | </p> |
841 | </p> |
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| 835 | <pre caption="Installing a package without checking for stadium / masking"> |
843 | <pre caption="Installing a package without checking for stadium / masking"> |
| 836 | # <i>emerge /usr/portage/app-office/gnumeric/gnumeric-1.2.0.ebuild</i> |
844 | # <i>emerge /usr/portage/app-office/gnumeric/gnumeric-1.2.0.ebuild</i> |
| 837 | </pre> |
845 | </pre> |
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846 | --> |
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847 | |
| 839 | </body> |
848 | </body> |
| 840 | </subsection> |
849 | </subsection> |
| 841 | <subsection> |
850 | <subsection> |
| 842 | <title>Blocked Packages</title> |
851 | <title>Blocked Packages</title> |
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