On Wednesday 26 August 2009 04:37:07 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 08/26/2009 05:32 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > while trying to update my gentoo I got this: > > > > !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=media-libs/jpeg-7" have been > > masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete > > your request: - media-libs/jpeg-7 (masked by: ~x86 keyword) > > > > > > I read this as jpeg-7 needs jpeg-7 to update itsself and cannot cause > > it is masked. > > I dont like to update to jpeg-7 since this package is used in so many > > othe rprograms and it is masked. > > Don't mask it. Install it, but also install media-libs/jpeg-compat > alongside it so packages won't break.
I'm having a hard time imagining how a package like jpeg could cause breakage. Such breakage would cause half the apps on any typical workstation to have to be rebuilt or worse - recoded. Surely, surely not? -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
