Bug 275945 – [PATCH] sys-apps/portage - emerge: avoid updates unless --update option is enabled

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Portage Development

[Description Sebastian Luther (few) 2009-06-30 12:32:11 UTC]

--avoid-update
              Tries  to prevent package updates. This may not always be possi‐
              ble since new packages or  new  dependencies  due  to  use  flag
              changes  may  require  a  newer version of an installed package.
              Furthermore this option may lead  to  slot  conflicts  (Multiple
              package  instances within a single package slot have been pulled
              into the dependency graph). It  is  not  possible  to  use  this
              option in such a case.

[Comment 1 Sebastian Luther (few) 2009-06-30 12:32:52 UTC]

Created attachment 196152 [details, diff]
emerge: introdue --avoid-update option

[Comment 2 Allen Brooker (AllenJB) 2009-06-30 12:44:20 UTC]

Would it not be better (and more intuitive) to only consider newer versions of packages if --update is specified?

Also, the patch appears to add --avoid-packages to the man page, but this option isn't included anywhere else in the patch.

[Comment 3 Sebastian Luther (few) 2009-06-30 12:56:45 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Would it not be better (and more intuitive) to only consider newer versions of
> packages if --update is specified?

Like the man page entry says, it may lead to slot conflicts and without bug 1343 solved, this is not going to change.

> Also, the patch appears to add --avoid-packages to the man page, but this
> option isn't included anywhere else in the patch.

Have a look at the attached file.

[Comment 4 Sebastian Luther (few) 2009-06-30 13:57:26 UTC]

Everyone interested in this should have a look at bug 275898.

[Comment 5 Sebastian Luther (few) 2009-06-30 14:07:02 UTC]

Created attachment 196158 [details, diff]
emerge: introduce --avoid-update option

Corrected --avoid-package -> --avoid-update in the man page, thanks to AllenJB.

[Comment 6 Zac Medico 2009-06-30 21:34:11 UTC]

Thanks, this is in svn r13745.

[Comment 7 Zac Medico 2009-07-04 06:13:52 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Would it not be better (and more intuitive) to only consider newer versions of
> packages if --update is specified?

Good idea, that's how it is now in svn r13772.

[Comment 8 Zac Medico 2009-08-03 23:11:04 UTC]

This is fixed in 2.2_rc34.

[Comment 9 Zac Medico 2009-10-10 23:52:13 UTC]

*** Bug 158358 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Comment 10 Zac Medico 2009-10-11 00:50:41 UTC]

This is fixed in 2.1.7.