On 20 Feb 2003 10:25:52 -0800 "Joshua J. Berry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm running the latest version of Portage in Stable, and I'm having a > rather strange problem. A while back, I copied the XChat 2.0.0 ebuild > and put it in my $PORTDIR_OVERLAY in the right place, so that I could > install it even though it was marked unstable. Everything installed > fine, but recently when trying to emerge -up world, I get this: > > condor@deneb ~ >> emerge -up world > > These are the packages that I would merge, in order: > > Calculating world dependencies ...done! > [ebuild UD] net-irc/xchat-1.8.10-r1 [2.0.0] > > condor@deneb ~ >> > > I have checked and verified the following: > > - PORTDIR_OVERLAY is set correctly. > - The ebuild for xchat 2.0.0 is in the right place, and is marked as > stable, just like I wanted it. > - xchat does not appear in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask. > > I believe this started happening shortly /before/ I upgraded Portage, so > I don't think it has anything to do with the new version, specifically. > > Can anybody point me in the right direction? > > Thanks. > > -- Josh > > ----------------------------------------- > Joshua J. Berry > > "I haven't lost my mind -- it's backed up on tape somewhere." > -- /usr/games/fortune > > PGP Key: http://deneb.condordes.net/node/16/view > > NOTE: Please do not submit this email address to any mailing > lists or websites without prior permission. Thank you. > > > It won't matter where you put the ebuild..1.8 is the stable branch and 2.0 (was 1.9) is the devel branch..hence they occupy different slots, which is why you get the UD in the emerge. -- Chuck Brewer Registered Linux User #284015 Get my gpg public key at pgp.mit.edu!! Encrypted e-mail preferred.
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