Jason Stubbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 November 2003 14:55, Eamon Caddigan wrote:
>> rd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > If emerge -u world is trying to downgrade packages, you can use
>> > /etc/portage.mask and /etc/portage.umask to set your own permanent
>> > masks -- not trashed by an rsync.
>>
>> This seems like a cleaner solution (other than portage working right
>> <g>), but I'm having trouble.
>
> Nice to hear that you got your problem fixed the correct way. For
> future reference, the file /etc/portage/package.{mask,unmask} are only
> for adding/ removing from/to /usr/portage/package.mask. If a package
> has KEYWORDS="~x86" and you have ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86", changing the
> above files wont make a bit of difference.
Ahh, that makes sense. Now I wonder if the lack of documentation on this
feature is intentional. I saw some talk on the forums about this feature
being "for developers only".
-Eamon
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