XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: realnc@arcor.de   
      
   Mark Hobley wrote:   
   >> No, it's not wrong.  You told portage to update, and so it does.  RTFM.   
   >   
   > Portage ... yes ... Kernel ... No   
      
   Again: you told portage to update.  "Update" means to update your   
   system.  Portage is the package manager.  The kernel sources is a   
   package.  That means the kernel sources will be updated too.  This is   
   correct behavior and there is no problem.  Gentoo is not going crazy.   
   It works nicely.  You just have to actually try and learn how the   
   package manager works.   
      
      
   > Again looking at "7 Configuring your kernel" there is no mention of stopping   
   > this.   
   >   
   >> /usr/src/linux will stay as is after a kernel update.  If you don't   
   >> change the symlink, portage will not change it either (because of   
   >> USE="-symlink").   
   >   
   > Ok, again, no mention of the USE="-symlink" in this section.   
      
   Look up the USE flag docs.  There are tools even to look them up.   
      
      
   > I can't see anything relating to kernel headers. My browser has a search   
   > the page facility. I look for the word "headers". No ... nothing there.   
   >   
   > So, following the manual, maybe I have to do nothing about kernel   
   > headers. I also have nothing in my notes about this.   
   >   
   > Maybe I really do have to do nothing, but who knows?   
      
   What does this have to do with your "issue" about gentoo-sources being   
   updated?   
      
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