Re: KDE-Sunset : kdelibs problem : BUT

2012/10/31 Philip Webb <[email protected]>

> 121030 Philip Webb wrote:
> > 121031 Alex Alexander wrote:
> > > Run "repoman manifest" in net-misc/mDNSResponder/ :)
> > Thanks ! -- that was the final piece of the puzzle
> > & I now have both Kmahjongg:3.5 & Kworldclock working !
> > As I said, it's only a temporary fix till a lib change breaks it all
>
> or even more quickly, what happens when I next update Portage ?
> -- will it wipe out  net-misc/mDNSResponder ? -- can I avoid that ?
> Yes, I have a copy of the files & can recreate it easily
> & anyway the whole point is simply to get the apps working again,
> but can anyone reassure me or confirm my expectation (smile) ?
>
you are supposed to create a local overlay for such stuff.
As described e.g. here:
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Portage_Overlay#Local_Overlays