On Wed, 26 May 2010 16:21:14 -0400 Kenneth Prugh <ken69...@gmail.com> wrote:
> from man portage: > > package.provided > [snip some stuff] > Portage will not attempt to update a package > that is listed here unless another package > explicitly requires a version that is newer than > what has been listed. I thought that the purpose of package.provided was broader, but I guess that it serves only to record dependencies for other packages. Thanks for clearing that up. Frank Peters
