On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jacques Montier wrote: >> Dale a gentiment tapote: >> >>> Mark Knecht wrote: >>> >>> >>>> A problem I often have after a big update is emerge -p --depclean >>>> tells me it is going to remove my running kernel. >>>> >>>> sys-kernel/gentoo-sources >>>> selected: 2.6.26-r4 >>>> protected: none >>>> omitted: 2.6.25-r8 2.6.27-r10 >>>> >>>> dragonfly ~ # uname -a >>>> Linux dragonfly 2.6.26-gentoo-r4 #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Dec 9 11:08:39 PST >>>> 2008 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux >>>> dragonfly ~ # >>>> >>>> My general reaction is to remove packages by hand at this point but >>>> today I have 30-40 and would like to protect this kernel source. Is >>>> there a generaic way to *always* protect the kernel that is currently >>>> running? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Just emerge it with the exact version. emerge >>> =sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.26-r4 should work. There is a option to >>> add it to world without actually "compiling" it again but I can't recall >>> what it is. >>> >>> Feel free to correct any typo's. >>> >>> Dale >>> >>> :-) :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Is it emerge --noreplace <atom> ? >> >> -- >> Jacques >> >> >> >> >> > > I think that is it. I don't think I have ever used it but that sounds > right at least. I did a quick read of that section of the man page. > > You can also add it to the world file. Mine looks like this: > > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:2.6.25-r9 > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:2.6.27-r7 > sys-kernel/gentoo-sources:2.6.28-r2 > > I don't know if it matters but I notice my world file is in alphabetical > order. Portage do that now? That's pretty neat. > > Dale > > :-) :-)
It seems to work here. Stupid me for reading but not thinking about all the information in the emerge -p --depclean screan. It was right there in front of me. Thanks again, Mark
