[gentoo-user] emerge system = many automakes

2005-03-28 Thread Grant
Why does emerge system want to install 6 different automake versions in different slots and 2 different autoconf versions? - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

RE: [gentoo-user] emerge system = many automakes

2005-03-28 Thread Dave Nebinger
Why does emerge system want to install 6 different automake versions in different slots and 2 different autoconf versions? They are slotted. Different packages need different versions of auto{make,conf} to build properly. They don't take up that much space and ensure the system builds

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge system = many automakes

2005-03-28 Thread Jason Cooper
Dave Nebinger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: [snip] They don't take up that much space and ensure the system builds properly, so don't worry about them. Don't look behind the curtain, there's nothing to see here. ;-) Cooper. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge system = many automakes

2005-03-28 Thread Grant
Why does emerge system want to install 6 different automake versions in different slots and 2 different autoconf versions? They are slotted. Different packages need different versions of auto{make,conf} to build properly. They don't take up that much space and ensure the system builds

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge system = many automakes

2005-03-28 Thread Nick Rout
yes that is correct, it has been like that for ages. different packages need different versions. On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 07:46 -0800, Grant wrote: Why does emerge system want to install 6 different automake versions in different slots and 2 different autoconf versions? - Grant --