What should I do about dev-util/autotoolset? I use it every day for a
project, but today it looks like I'm being told to remove it. What is
the alternative?
In my package.keywords file I have "dev-util/autotoolset ~amd64"
unmasked since I use autotools for a project.
After the output of "emerge -uDNp world" this morning the following
message is displayed.
!!! The following installed packages are masked:
- dev-util/autotoolset-0.11.4-r1 (masked by: package.mask)
/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask:
# Diego E. Pettenò <flamee...@gentoo.org> (04 Oct 2010)
# on behalf of QA team
#
# Ironically, it is misusing autotools (bug #255831). It was
# added in 2004 and never version bumped since; autotools
# have since evolved a fair amount, while this is based
# still on automake 1.6. Avoid keeping it around.
#
# Removal on 2010-12-03
For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
As stated above, what should I "Avoid keeping it around?" Is it
autotoolset, automake 1.6, ...? Also, what's getting removed on
2010-12-03? If autotoolset is removed, what should be used to build
projects?
Even though I have autotoolset installed, search shows it as being masked.
# emerge --search autotoolset
Searching...
[ Results for search key : autotoolset ]
[ Applications found : 1 ]
* dev-util/autotoolset [ Masked ]
Latest version available: 0.11.4-r1
Latest version installed: 0.11.4-r1
Size of files: 1,133 kB
Homepage: http://autotoolset.sourceforge.net/
Description: colection of small tools to simplify project
development with autotools
License: GPL-2
What to do now?
Thanks,
dhk
