Mark Knecht wrote: > 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 > > >
It is? I didn't know that was there either. Just glad it worked. Portage has really added some nice features lately. Every time I think it can't get better, some nerd comes up with something el neato. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
