Get previous init script after package update?

[drt]

Dear folks,

a package update replaced the init file in /etc/init.d/myservice and now I am stuck.

1) Is it possible to get to the previous initscript, which was overwritten by the update?

2) Is it possible to downgrade a package, when no older version is listed in the portage tree anymore?

Thank you!

[NeddySeagoon]

drt,

Yes to all of those.

[drt]

Thanks for quick reply.
Yes, the previous package is there in $DISTFILES (as .deb package)

How can I downgrade to this old version? Is there a way to install it directly from there using portage?

Thanks

[NeddySeagoon]

drt,

Put the old ebuild into your overlay and mask the newer one. in your /etc/portage/package.mask, which you may need to create.

If you just want the init script, app-arch/deb2targz will convert the deb to a targz which tar can unpack for you.
Do not do that as root. Put the deb in its own directory under ~/ and work there.
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NeddySeagoon

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[drt]

Great, thank you!

[Juippisi]

Some init.d scripts are hosted in Gentoo's main repository, if you need the older versions of those, you can utilize git checkout or browse the history through web interface.

e.g. https://sources.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/log/app-emulation/lxd/files