> Can someone explain (or point me to a document which explains) exactly > what the implications of the 'Masked' annotation...
Masked means, as you assumed, that it is not considered 'production ready' under gentoo. Could mean that it hasn't been fully tested yet, could mean that there are issues with it, or it could simply mean that it is dependant upon some other package that is masked for similar reasons. That said, for most things outside of the sys-* entries I've found it safe to use masked packages (as long as you don't complain if your system blows up because you're using them ;-) > where can I find out what the known problems on gentoo are, what > considerations are then which should be taken into account when deciding > if I really want to risk it or not? Not sure if this is really documented anywhere. Masking doesn't mean that there's necessarily problems with a release, it can mean that it hasn't been fully tested yet. > if I do decide I need it, how to I override the mask....??? Add the package to /etc/portage/package.keywords in the form: x11-libs/kylixlibs3-borqt ~x86 -- [email protected] mailing list
