On Monday 25 Apr 2005 07:50, Duncan wrote:
> For anyone using /etc/portage/profile/package.provided, note that
> the new version of portage, according to the portage manpage, expects
> versions on all package strings therein. I didn't have versions on some of
> mine and the new portage was protesting. �If you don't want to be bothered
> with newer versions, try putting in a real high version number. �For
> instance, I install kernels from kernel.org, so don't use portage for
> that, and therefore put sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.999 in my
> package.provided. That should keep it from asking for awhile, even if some
> package thinks it needs gentoo-sources-2.6.37 or some such thing. �<g>

Of course if you still prefer to use portage then install 
sys-kernel/vanilla-sources.  That will give you the latest kernel available 
without any patches.

-- 
Ian.

EOM

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