hi, guys,

On my linux box, after deep-upgrade, the version of 'sys-devel/make'
was 3.82.

Now I want to use version 3.81 to compile a software, i can do it by
"emerge /usr/portage/sys-devel/make/make-3.81.ebuild"

however, after next upgrade, the version became 3.82 again.

I am wondering if i could select the different version by eslect or
something else, just like 'update-alternatives' in debian.

Any idea, thanks a lot.

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Best regards

On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:06:15 +0800
wenpin cui <wenpin.cui@samsung.com> wrote:

> hi, guys,
>
> On my linux box, after deep-upgrade, the version of
> 'sys-devel/make' was 3.82.
>
> Now I want to use version 3.81 to compile a software, i can do it
> by "emerge /usr/portage/sys-devel/make/make-3.81.ebuild"
>
> however, after next upgrade, the version became 3.82 again.
>
> I am wondering if i could select the different version by eslect
> or something else, just like 'update-alternatives' in debian.
>
> Any idea, thanks a lot.
>

portage only supports one version of make at a time.

To have two versions of make, you must install the second one yourself
from source into a convenient place like /usr/local, and manage it
yourself.

--
Alan McKinnnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com

On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 09:46:27AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:06:15 +0800
> wenpin cui <wenpin.cui@samsung.com> wrote:
>
> > hi, guys,
> >
> > On my linux box, after deep-upgrade, the version of
> > 'sys-devel/make' was 3.82.
> >
> > Now I want to use version 3.81 to compile a software, i can do it
> > by "emerge /usr/portage/sys-devel/make/make-3.81.ebuild"
> >
> > however, after next upgrade, the version became 3.82 again.
> >
> > I am wondering if i could select the different version by eslect
> > or something else, just like 'update-alternatives' in debian.
> >
> > Any idea, thanks a lot.
> >
>
> portage only supports one version of make at a time.
>
> To have two versions of make, you must install the second one yourself
> from source into a convenient place like /usr/local, and manage it
> yourself.
>
> --
> Alan McKinnnon
> alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
>
>

Thanks, seems i have to lock my make's version.

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Best regards
Wenpin Cui (崔文频）
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC
Tel: +86-0571-86726288 ext:8095

You can always mask greater versions, and then portage won't merge
then. Just hope that nothing from now on depends on the new version.