[gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask
Hi group, From the gentoo docs: Older cards such as the GeForce FX 5 series should use the 173.x drivers, such as nvidia-drivers-173.14.15. For these cards, you should mask =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-174.00 in your /etc/portage/package.mask file. This will prevent newer versions of the driver which are incompatible with your card from being installed. But emerge ignores package.mask and insists on installing the newer pkg. Searching reveals an old bug marked 'resolved' but nothing to say what the resolution is. Maxim
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask
On Saturday 31 October 2009 23:44:00 Maxim Wexler wrote: Hi group, From the gentoo docs: Older cards such as the GeForce FX 5 series should use the 173.x drivers, such as nvidia-drivers-173.14.15. For these cards, you should mask =x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers-174.00 in your /etc/portage/package.mask file. This will prevent newer versions of the driver which are incompatible with your card from being installed. But emerge ignores package.mask and insists on installing the newer pkg. Searching reveals an old bug marked 'resolved' but nothing to say what the resolution is. check that you don't have the ebuild listed in package.unmask That takes precedence over package.mask -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask
check that you don't have the ebuild listed in package.unmask package.unmask is empty, haven't needed it yet. Only just started stocking a fresh install.
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask
Maxim Wexler wrote: check that you don't have the ebuild listed in package.unmask package.unmask is empty, haven't needed it yet. Only just started stocking a fresh install. Do you have a space in front of the line or something else that may interfere with package.mask ? You sure you have the file as package.mask ? You know, spelled right and all? I mention because it sounds like something I would do. lol Dale :-) :-)
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask-RESOLVED
Do you have a space in front of the line or something else that may interfere with package.mask ? You sure you have the file as package.mask ? You know, spelled right and all? I mention because it sounds like something I would do. lol Dale I guess I shouldn't feel so embarrassed then. What a stupid question, I thought. Of course I called it package.mask. What else would I call it? So I checked. I called portage.mask :( mw
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge ignores /etcportage/package.mask-RESOLVED
Maxim Wexler wrote: Do you have a space in front of the line or something else that may interfere with package.mask ? You sure you have the file as package.mask ? You know, spelled right and all? I mention because it sounds like something I would do. lol Dale I guess I shouldn't feel so embarrassed then. What a stupid question, I thought. Of course I called it package.mask. What else would I call it? So I checked. I called portage.mask :( mw I couldn't think of any other reason for it not to work after someone else mentioned it being in package.unmask. At least I am good for something. ;-) Dale :-) :-)
