Bug 101914

Summary:	sys-kernel/vanilla-sources and RC versions ....
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jiri Tyr <jiri.tyr>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Jiri Tyr 2005-08-09 15:54:29 UTC

Why are RC versions of sys-kernel/vanilla-sources in portage tree as a testing
if it is at kernel.org only as a develop version? Why it is not testing / hard
masked? If I need last stable (at kernel.org stable) kernel (not RC) then I have
no chance to get it, because if RC is in portage tree relased, then last stable
(at kernel.org stable, in portage tree is it still testing) version is replacet
with this RC (in portage tree is it testing).
It will be better to set RC as a testing / hard masked or make special branch of
kernel ebuild, someting as a vanilla-development-kernel.

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-08-09 16:15:39 UTC

There is no valid reason to hardmask them. You can hardmask them yourself, like
any other package.

echo "=sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-2.6.13_rc*" >> /etc/portage/package.mask

Comment 2 Jiri Tyr 2005-08-09 16:28:29 UTC

echo "=sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-2.6.13_rc*" >> /etc/portage/package.mask
echo "sys-kernel/vanilla-sources ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

OK, this works. Thank you.

By the way, can you explain me why is vanilla-sources in portage tree set as
stable if in kernel < 2.6.12.4 was found some bugs?