On 11/21/10 20:30, Ryan Hill wrote: >> Actually not. Users are already familiar with the -9999 concept so there >> is no point to add extra obstacles in their way. I am trying to find out >> corner cases where double masking makes sense. Otherwise it makes no >> sense to me. Actually the majority of users get confused when a package >> is double masked. Just drop by forums etc and you will see :) > > Again, that's the point. If you can't figure out how to get around a > double mask then you have no business installing live ebuilds.
I know how to do it and still am grateful if I don't have to do both of them. It's not about users only. > If you want to change the policy to recommend > dropping keywords rather than using package.mask then I support it. +1 for KEYWORDS="". Less effort, less likely to break the tree. Sebastian
