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zigford n00b
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder if there should be another portage flag for longterm? _________________ ----------------------------------------
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asturm Developer
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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...what should that flag do? |
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Naib Watchman
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Wouldn't that just be adding ~arch to package.keywords _________________
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zigford n00b
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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We have ~arch for unstable, arch for stable, another flag like !arch for longterm would set you on packages that have a longterm release option like the longterm supported kernel. _________________ ----------------------------------------
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asturm Developer
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Gentoo arch and ~arch do not reflect the upstream status at all, they are purely representations of Gentoo support. That just so happens to align with an LTS kernel in this case. Some people whom I disagree with already think that arch is superfluous, but it does add considerable effort to package maintenance. A duplicate 'stable' category is not viable. |
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Ant P. Watchman
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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The "other flag" exists: p.mask versions newer than the LTS you want to stay on.
To unpack the XY problem here, if you're expecting a rolling release distro to automatically steer you between old kernels with years of differences between them, you're already screwed. |
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