Frank Peters <frank.pet...@comcast.net> skribis: > 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.
An "phony" ebuild in an overlay would do what you wanted, I think.
