I use to write code many years ago and I'm looking into getting back into it as soon as I figure out what to start with but in the mean time I like to contribute the best way I can right now and that's testing. :) I'm fairing good at testing stuff and then using my programming background to get to what I think might be the root of the problem and reporting it.
I post allot when I'm in heavy testing mode and go with the assumption that nothing is wrong with the code and it's just a RTFM moment that I'm missing so I post questions and see if I can fix the problem by config/userland means and if not then I consider gathering up all I can and reporting it. It may not seem like it but I spent days researching this portage problem before posting anything. Somehow I missed bug report 31901. :) opps So I like to use the ~x86 stuff. I figure if I want to use the "safe" stuff I'll just go back to a binary distro. :) Thanks for the input! Robert On Tue December 02 2003 5:59 am, Collins Richey wrote: > On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 23:02:34 -0800 Robert Cole > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the quick reply! It's probably my fault or I'm mis-reading > > something in your reply but my system is built with > > ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" from the beginning. The masking notes say the ~ > > should be there. Is that not correct? It's late for me here so it's > > probably a goof on my part. :) > > > You should only do this if you want the bleeding edge variant of packages. > The stable variant (what many of us prefer to use) is selected by not > coding the above keyword. Many report good results with ~x86, but YMMV. > Packages selected via ~x86 may not have undergone any (or sufficient) > testing before being made available. As you can see, some of the ~x86 > packages may be just plain broken. > One cure for this would be to remove the ~x86 option, then 'emerge -p > world.' You should get '-D' (downgrade) indications for any package where > a higher version non-stable package has been emerged. You can then > evaluate whether to let the downgrade take place. > > As the old saying goes: you pays you money, you takes you chances. If you > like living on the edge, do nothing, but expect to encounter the > occasional broken (or fatally flawed) package > > -- > Collins Richey - Denver Area > if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the > worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
