From 399b6b1b5b07368ecbc1c51c758b5e6c398759af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:01:33 +0100 Subject: README: explain how to ignore updates for pkgs built with custom options. --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index df9225b7bdf..d317929676b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ The build options can also be shown for binary packages via `xbps-query(8)`: $ xbps-query -R --property=build-options foo +> NOTE: if you build a package with a custom option, and that package is available +in an official void repository, an update will ignore those options. Put that package +on `hold` mode via `xbps-pkgdb(8)`, i.e `xbps-pkgdb -m hold foo` to ignore updates +with `xbps-install -u`. Once the package is on `hold`, the only way to update it +is by declaring it explicitely: `xbps-install -u foo`. + Permanent global package build options can be set via `XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS` variable in the `etc/conf` configuration file. Per package build options can be set via `XBPS_PKG_OPTIONS_<pkgname>`. -- cgit v1.2.3