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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] how to prevent an update to a higher major
From:       Andrew Ross <aross () westnet ! com ! au>
Date:       2004-05-07 11:02:45
Message-ID: 1083927765.1983.45.camel () localhost
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On Fri, 2004-05-07 at 20:44, Peter Eis wrote:
> > Sorry, but what did you do, that portage knows to watch at the (non
> > existend) /etc/portage/ directory for configuration files?
> > Or - what do I have to add where to let portage know?
> 
> you don't have to to anything to portage.
> If a folder /etc/portage exists portage automagically scans for 
> package.mask ... in this folder (like I learned from some mails in this 
> list)
> Thus all you have to do is to create a folder /etc/portage and add the 
> file package.mask with the desired entries.
> Don't know what other stuff you can add there, though.

/etc/portage is described in man portage

Cheers

Andrew


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