On Tuesday 16 May 2006 7:53 pm, Christopher Sawtell wrote:

> it might be worth trying ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" for this emerge. Gentoo are
> very cautious/tardy about getting packages into the stable set.
> I run with ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" in make.conf and find that I get fewer
> problems than with ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="". However, note that I'd never
> recommend hard masked unless you are the package developer.

I only use masked packages if I really need them (by adding them to 
package.keywords.
>
This is from my make.conf......

# Advanced Masking
# ================
#
# Gentoo is using a new masking system to allow for easier stability testing
# on packages. KEYWORDS are used in ebuilds to mask and unmask packages based
# on the platform they are set for. A special form has been added that
# indicates packages and revisions that are expected to work, but have not yet
# been approved for the stable set. '~arch' is a superset of 'arch' which
# includes the unstable, in testing, packages. Users of the 'x86' architecture
# would add '~x86' to ACCEPT_KEYWORDS to enable unstable/testing packages.
# '~ppc', '~sparc' are the unstable KEYWORDS for their respective platforms.
#
# Please note that this is not for development, alpha, beta, nor cvs release
# packages. "Broken" packages will not be added to testing and should not be
# requested to be added. Alternative routes are available to developers
# for experimental packages, and it is at their discretion to use them.
#
# DO NOT PUT ANYTHING BUT YOUR SPECIFIC ~ARCHITECTURE IN THE LIST.
# IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF YOUR ARCH, OR THE IMPLICATIONS, DO NOT MODIFY THIS.
#
#ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~arch"
#ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86"

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