Posted by J.O. Aho on 10/07/31 11:44

anthony wrote:
> J.O. Aho wrote:
>> echo "dev-lang/php msql" >> /etc/portage/package.use
>> emerge =dev-lang/php-5.1.2

> I was actually attempting to keep compiling php by hand.

As with ALL packages managed distros you will break dependency when you don't
use the package manger to install packages.


> Unless theres a
> way I can force it to use a specific cvs vers of php from snaps.php.net
> via emerge?

You need to build your own ebuilds which you place in the PORTDIR_OVERLAY.
There are two ways to do CVS-ebuilds

1. hardcoded to a version and this is the most common way they are offered

2. dynamical versions, download the source directly from the CVS and compile
those, there are a bunch of those in the portage tree so check cvs-ebuilds for
guidelines.


> If so, then ill just add all my php flags and stuff into
> package.use. I have use to compile apache by hand too, but now i just do
> php.

If you are testing new features in PHP and Apache, I do highly recommend you
do make ebuilds and submit those to the gentoo bugzilla and in that way
contribute to Gentoo and it's users.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Updated_Ebuild
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1


//Aho

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