----- Original Message ---- > From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Cc: dhk <dhk...@optonline.net> > Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 7:34:02 AM > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] dev-util/autotoolset > > Apparently, though unproven, at 12:33 on Tuesday 05 October 2010, dhk did > opine thusly: > > > On 10/05/2010 05:28 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > > Apparently, though unproven, at 10:25 on Tuesday 05 October 2010, dhk did > > > > > > opine thusly: > > >> 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? > > > > > > The text applies to autotoolset and the reason it is being removed. It is > > > autotoolset that is not being kept around anymore. > > > > > > It's actually quite obvious once you calm down, get over your fright, and > > > read the message. > > > > > > You do not need autotoolset to build projects. You need autotools which > > > is not the same thing. > > > > > >> 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? > > > > > > Why are you worried? You use autotools not autotoolset. Let the thing be > > > removed, After 6 years of no updates you shouldn't be using it anyway. > > > > So are you saying if I remove autotoolset that I'll still have autoconf, > > automake, and the rest; and everything will work the same? I thought > > all the autotools were in autotoolset. I guess I don't know the > > difference between autotools and autotoolset and what they are made up of. > > > autotools != autotoolset > > The description from eix that you yourself posted tells you as much. > > Run "equery files autotoolset" and see what is in the package. Decide for > yourself if you want to keep it and if so move the ebuild to your local > overlay where you can maintain it for yourself.
Reading over the website it seems almost as if it is a fork of GNU autotools. http://autotoolset.sourceforge.net/ But to the original question - if they do not remain installed then you can always install them individually as well. Ben
