On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 15:10:46 -0600 Kevin Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Daniel Drake wrote: > > > Collins Richey wrote: > > > >> 1) What is the best way to prevent world from trying to downgrade > >my> linux-headers? Inject linux-headers-2.4.22? A better way? > > > It is /etc/portage/package.mask...singular, not plural. Plus, you > would use /etc/portage/package.unmask to UNmask packages. > ok, thanks. I now have /etc/portage/package.mask <=sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.1 >=devfsd-1.3.24 /etc/portage/package.unmask =sys-kernel/linux-headers-2.6.1 Now I can issue emerge -puv world without an attempt to downgrade linux-headers, but I can find no combination of values that will prevent portage from trying to emerge devfsd. -- collins Richey - Denver area -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list