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Bug 341447 - fixing a package version doesn't work like explained in the handbook.
Summary: fixing a package version doesn't work like explained in the handbook.
Status: VERIFIED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installation Handbook (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Docs Team
URL: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook...
Whiteboard:
Keywords:
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Reported: 2010-10-17 11:51 UTC by Han Boetes
Modified: 2010-10-17 19:10 UTC (History)
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Description Han Boetes 2010-10-17 11:51:01 UTC 
The method explained in the handbook for fixing the linux kernel release doesn't work. emerge -puv gentoo-sources will still show the update.

The proper way is like this:


~% grep gentoo-sources /etc/portage/package.*
/etc/portage/package.mask:sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
/etc/portage/package.unmask:=sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.35-r9

Please fix this in the handbook.

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-10-17 18:26:29 UTC 
You're doing something weird with your package.* files. You're supposed to do something like >sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-2.6.35-r9. Or better yet, fix package.keywords too, since that affects ~arch packages, not hardmasked packages. You're using the wrong files and using weird syntax.

Not a documentation bug; closing.
Comment 2 Han Boetes 2010-10-17 19:10:43 UTC 
Whatever you say. It's not my problem anymore.