On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:02:56 -0400, gottl...@nyu.edu wrote: > For some reason my mostly-stable-slightly-testing system > is trying to merge *UNstable* dev-lang/perl.
> Specifically it wants me to unmask
> =dev-lang/perl-5.20.0-r1
That's not testing, it's masked.
% eix -e perl
[I] dev-lang/perl
Available versions: 5.16.3(0/5.16) (~)5.18.2-r1(0/5.18){tbz2}
[M](~)5.20.0-r1(0/5.20) {berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads}
> [nomerge ] perl-core/CPAN-Meta-2.132.510
> [ebuild U ~] virtual/perl-File-Temp-0.230.400-r1 [0.230.400] 0 kB
> [ebuild U ] virtual/perl-File-Spec-3.400.0-r1 [3.400.0] 0 kB
> [ebuild r U #] dev-lang/perl-5.20.0-r1:0/5.20 [5.16.3:0/5.16]
It would appear that CPAN-Meta is the culprit, see what is pulling that in.
> # Masked for testing, will defenitely cause major breakage
> # Single modules with 5.20 versions added here too -dilfridge
> =dev-lang/perl-5.20.0-r1
See, masked, not keyworded, and apparently with good reason.
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Neil Bothwick
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