Bug 341447

Summary:	fixing a package version doesn't work like explained in the handbook.
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	Han Boetes <han>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	VERIFIED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=3#doc_chap3
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

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.