* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-portage-branches.xml
@ 2010-05-14 22:04 Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)
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From: Joshua Saddler (nightmorph) @ 2010-05-14 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-commits
nightmorph 10/05/14 22:04:32
Modified: hb-portage-branches.xml
Log:
Fix package.keywords entries, bug 312797
Revision Changes Path
1.16 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?rev=1.16&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?rev=1.16&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?r1=1.15&r2=1.16
Index: hb-portage-branches.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- hb-portage-branches.xml 28 Oct 2006 09:17:55 -0000 1.15
+++ hb-portage-branches.xml 14 May 2010 22:04:32 -0000 1.16
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v 1.15 2006/10/28 09:17:55 neysx Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v 1.16 2010/05/14 22:04:32 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
individually.
</abstract>
-<version>1.7</version>
-<date>2006-08-01</date>
+<version>1.8</version>
+<date>2010-05-14</date>
<section>
<title>Using One Branch</title>
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@
For instance, to use the testing branch for <c>gnumeric</c>:
</p>
-<pre caption="/etc/portage/package.keywords setting for gnumeric, full line">
-app-office/gnumeric ~x86
+<pre caption="/etc/portage/package.keywords setting for gnumeric">
+app-office/gnumeric
</pre>
</body>
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
</p>
<pre caption="Enabling a particular gnumeric test version">
-=app-office/gnumeric-1.2.13 ~x86
+=app-office/gnumeric-1.2.13
</pre>
</body>
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@
<title>The package.unmask location</title>
<body>
-<p>
+<impo>
The Gentoo developers do <b>not</b> support the use of this location. Please
exercise due caution when doing so. Support requests related to
<c>package.unmask</c> and/or <c>package.mask</c> will not be answered. You have
been warned.
-</p>
+</impo>
<p>
When a package has been masked by the Gentoo developers and you still want to
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* [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-portage-branches.xml
@ 2011-03-02 9:46 Joshua Saddler (nightmorph)
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From: Joshua Saddler (nightmorph) @ 2011-03-02 9:46 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-commits
nightmorph 11/03/02 09:46:22
Modified: hb-portage-branches.xml
Log:
add a bit of clarification to package.unmask info, bug 335992
Revision Changes Path
1.18 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml
file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?rev=1.18&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?rev=1.18&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
Index: hb-portage-branches.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.17 -r1.18
--- hb-portage-branches.xml 2 Mar 2011 09:25:49 -0000 1.17
+++ hb-portage-branches.xml 2 Mar 2011 09:46:22 -0000 1.18
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v 1.17 2011/03/02 09:25:49 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-portage-branches.xml,v 1.18 2011/03/02 09:46:22 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
individually.
</abstract>
-<version>2</version>
+<version>3</version>
<date>2011-03-02</date>
<section>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
</body>
</subsection>
-<subsection>
+<subsection id="versions">
<title>Test Particular Versions</title>
<body>
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
When a package has been masked by the Gentoo developers and you still want to
use it despite the reason mentioned in the <path>package.mask</path> file
(situated in <path>/usr/portage/profiles</path> by default), add the
-<e>exact</e> same line in the <path>/etc/portage/package.unmask</path> file
+desired version (usually this will be the exact same line from
+<path>profiles</path>) in the <path>/etc/portage/package.unmask</path> file
(or in a file in that directory if it is a directory).
</p>
@@ -163,6 +164,13 @@
=net-mail/hotwayd-0.8
</pre>
+<note>
+If an entry in <path>/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask</path> contains a range
+of package versions, you will need to unmask only the version(s) you actually
+want. Please read the <uri link="#versions">previous section</uri> to learn how
+to specify versions in <path>package.unmask</path>.
+</note>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
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