I'm a bit confused over the equo updates, hopefully someone can clear this up for me. I'll split this up into two parts:
1) First off, I installed clamav-0.93.1from Portage using the emerge command. Then straight after, the equo etp-applet says it has an update. It reads like this:
Package Name------------------------- Version Installed---------Available
app-antivirus/clamav-0.93.1_______ 0.93.1~9999__________0.93.1~0
(btw: I'm using "-" (minus) and "_" (underscore) to seperate the text as multiple spaces or tabs don't format properly.)
Now, equo assumes that its version (0.93.1~0) is an upgrade to the portage version (0.93.1~9999), even though they are the same version.
However, I can switch this behaviour off by editing the /etc/entropy/equo.conf file. The very last value (at the bottom of the page) can be changed to "ignore-spm-downgrades|enable". If I now restart the equo etp-applet, the suggested upgrade no longer exists !!
2) Second, this is the part I can't figure out. Say, for example, I install opera-9.51 from Portage using the emerge command. Now, the equo etp-applet reads like this:
Package Name------------------------- Version Installed---------Available
www-client/opera-9.50___________ 9.51~9999_____________9.50~0
Now, I can see from this that equo only has opera version 9.50, and not version 9.51 like portage does, but surely it shouldn't be suggesting to downgrade the package. Is there anyway to turn this behaviour off. E.g equo should only suggest on upgrading packages if it has a package with a version higher than the one I installed from portage.
This has been bugging me for ages as I have about 80 upgrades in spritz and the etp-applet, but a vast number of them would actually downgrade packages that I originally installed via portage.
Many thanks
Dave
