Re: Automatic package updates

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Automatic package updates
\ Kevin Lacquement (29 Jul 2007)
. \ Eric Martin (30 Jul 2007)
. . \ Kevin Lacquement (30 Jul 2007)
. . . \ Rumen Yotov (31 Jul 2007)
. . . . \ Kevin Lacquement (31 Jul 2007)
. . . . . \ Rumen Yotov (31 Jul 2007)
. . . . . . \ Neil Bothwick (31 Jul 2007)

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Subject:	Re: Automatic package updates
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Neil Bothwick
Date:	31 Jul 2007

Hello Rumen Yotov,

> > Still doesn't work. The problem is that deps aren't updated unless
> > they also require an update. Since enigmail doesn't require an
> > update, it doesn't re-install. However, thunderbird can't see it
> > unless enigmail is manually re-installed, no matter the USE flags or
> > world ordering.

> Looking in the thunderbird ebuild:
> PDEPEND="crypt? (>=x11-plugins/enigmail-0.95.1 )
> So if PDEPEND <> DEPEND it should re-emerge enigmail after an update.
> enigmail just DEPENDs on TB.

The ?DEPENDS don't affect this as they are satisfied, all DEPENDed
packages are already installed. You should be able to do this by
including the necessary commands in a pkg_postinst() function
in /etc/portage/env/mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird.

--
Neil Bothwick

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