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authorZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2010-08-30 07:21:03 -0700
committerZac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org>2010-08-30 07:21:03 -0700
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Split out a RELEASE-NOTES section for portage-2.1.9, composed of parts
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@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ portage-2.2
name is stored in profiles/repo_name in each repository.
* Package set support: There are several important notes regarding package
sets:
- - setnames have to be prefixed with @ (exceptions: 'world' and 'system' can
- be used without the prefix)
- they may currently only include simple and versioned atoms or other sets,
use conditionals or any-of constructs aren't possible yet
- sets can be referenced either in other file-based sets or as argument to
@@ -18,9 +16,16 @@ portage-2.2
- packages won't be unmerged if they are referenced by an installed package
set (with the exception of the world set, and installed being determined
by the world_sets file).
-* "world" now includes separate "selected" and "system" sets, where the
- "selected" set includes packages listed in /var/lib/portage/world and nested
- sets that may be listed /var/lib/portage/world_sets.
+* The "selected" package set, which includes packages listed in
+ /var/lib/portage/world, has been extended to include nested sets that may
+ be listed /var/lib/portage/world_sets.
+
+portage-2.1.9
+==================================
+* The emerge "world" set now includes separate "selected" and "system" sets,
+ where the "selected" set includes packages listed in /var/lib/portage/world.
+* Package set names in emerge arguments have to be prefixed with @ (exceptions:
+ 'world' and 'system' can be used without the prefix).
* Configuration files now support atoms with wildcards inside the category and
package name parts of the atoms.
* The functionality of the autounmask program is emulated by the new emerge