Is 2.6.6 available with 'emerge'

Pax-UX · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 65

Hi,

Is 2.6.6 available with 'emerge' as I was doing a search and wasn't able to find it. I could only see 2.6.5.

Cheers,

Given M. Sur · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:38 am Post subject:

It is available for the following kernels:
development-sources
hppa-dev-sources
mips-sources
pegasos-dev-sources
uclinux-sources
win4lin-sources

2.6.7 is available for:
mm-sources
ppc64-sources
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Plaz · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:38 am Post subject:

I use development-sources, and I got it via emege the other day, but it may not be available yet for some architectures (e.g. amd64) or other kernel trees (e.g. gentoo-dev-sources). Have you done an emerge sync lately?

Use the package database to find answers to these kinds of questions. For example, the status of sys-kernel/development-sources is located at http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=development-sources

Frax · n00b Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Posts: 25

Kernel 2.6.6 is still classified as "unstable" in Portage.

To emerge it, you have to use

env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge -p development-sources

If this looks like what you want, repeat the command without the "-p"

The latest versions of programs are often available this way... Be careful though, as some are really unstable and may crash your system so badly, you will have to reinstall. You've been warned!
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Plaz · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 5:55 am Post subject:

Admiral LSD · Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:27 am Post subject:

It's a common misconception that anything marked ~arch is ridiculously unstable and can bring your system to its knees. While that's true in some cases it happens a lot less often than people think and when it does it's usually cleaned up pretty quickly. More often than not the packages in ~arch are stable release versions. Development versions of packages, which are often quite unstable, are usually excluded from Portage altogether. There are exceptions to this (gcc 3.4 for example. Though not technically "development" it still has issues with C++ and dodgy code in general so isn't fit for a large-scale deployment. Its presence in Portage is most likely to aid in the creation of patching existing code for compatibility but steps have been taken so regular users don't get it) but these are in the minority. If anything, ~arch is "testing." New packages get checked into ~arch first so they can be tested in the gentoo environment and be tuned to suit before being released into the "stable" tree. The stability of the packages isn't really being questioned just how well they behave in Gentoo.

Also, if you're going to start messing around with keyworded and/or masked packages it pays to give the Portage man page a read. It has details of some files that can be used to make all these packages play nice without having to resort to dodgy hacks like emerge /path/to/ebuild and emerge -U both of which can cause serious problems (more than they solve) in the long run.
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Pax-UX · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 65

Thanks for Info, I'm still very new to Gentoo and trying to find me feet.

Pax-UX · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 65

Thanks for the info Frax, but when I try your command I get the following. I can only see a 2.6.5 Kernel.

Is there any other settings I might need to change.

spb · Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2004 4:20 pm Post subject:

Please, don't use ACCEPT_KEYWORDS on the command line. As for development-sources, version 2.6.6 is stable. If you can't see it, try 'emerge sync'.

DaveArb · Guru Joined: 29 Apr 2004 Posts: 510 Location: Texas, USA

Agree with thebell:

Pax-UX · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 65

Thanks, thebell that work, now I can me hands on the kernel I wanted!

Edit...

Just read that 2.6.7 has been released today!!! God damn it!!!

Now how do I get 2.6.7... just joking!

nephros · Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:56 am Post subject: