From 3b398083f281aff5de39e134903029b1ca2e3c9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zac Medico Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:21:03 -0700 Subject: Split out a RELEASE-NOTES section for portage-2.1.9, composed of parts from the 2.2 branch. --- RELEASE-NOTES | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'RELEASE-NOTES') diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES index c0b87558a..82ada0ac2 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22