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reader at newsguy

Nov 1, 2009, 6:20 PM

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When masked pkg not in [...]profiles/package.mask, where is it

When a package comes up as masked in an eix search, they are usually
found in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask, but if a particular
masked package is not listed there... where else would it be.

I see libtool is masked above version 1.5.26-r1, but is not in
/usr/portage/profiles/package.mask...

grep libtool /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask
<nothing>

Where else to look?

Even this: search
find /usr/portage/ -name 'package.mask' -exec grep libtool {} \;
# Some weird libtool breakage on Solaris and Darwin

Only finds the cited comment.

kutulu at kutulu

Nov 1, 2009, 7:39 PM

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Re: When masked pkg not in [...]profiles/package.mask, where is it [In reply to]

On Sun, 2009-11-01 at 20:17 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote:
> When a package comes up as masked in an eix search, they are usually
> found in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask, but if a particular
> masked package is not listed there... where else would it be.
>
> I see libtool is masked above version 1.5.26-r1, but is not in
> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask...

According to my eix output, libtool isn't masked, just keyworded (and
only 1.5.26-r1 specifically):

[I] sys-devel/libtool
Available versions:
(1.3) 1.3.5
(1.5) 1.5.26 (~)1.5.26-r1 2.2.6a **9999
{test vanilla}

That information is per-ebuild, found in the KEYWORDS line in
the .ebuild file; it will have keyword ~x86 or ~amd64 instead of simply
x86 or amd64.

--Mike

alan.mckinnon at gmail

Nov 1, 2009, 10:04 PM

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Re: When masked pkg not in [...]profiles/package.mask, where is it [In reply to]

On Monday 02 November 2009 04:17:43 Harry Putnam wrote:
> When a package comes up as masked in an eix search, they are usually
> found in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask, but if a particular
> masked package is not listed there... where else would it be.
>
> I see libtool is masked above version 1.5.26-r1, but is not in
> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask...

try syncing again, maybe you're just a little out of date there.

failing that, look in /etc/portage/package.mask*

> grep libtool /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask
> <nothing>
>
> Where else to look?
>
> Even this: search
> find /usr/portage/ -name 'package.mask' -exec grep libtool {} \;
> # Some weird libtool breakage on Solaris and Darwin

Well at least we know it's not hard-masked inside your profile itself :-)

--
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

reader at newsguy

Nov 2, 2009, 8:20 AM

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Re: When masked pkg not in [...]profiles/package.mask, where is it [In reply to]

Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon [at] gmail> writes:

> failing that, look in /etc/portage/package.mask*

Sure enough... I masked it.. but like Dick Cheney, I don't recall it.

Ahh the joys of senility

alan.mckinnon at gmail

Nov 2, 2009, 9:54 AM

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Re: Re: When masked pkg not in [...]profiles/package.mask, where is it [In reply to]

On Monday 02 November 2009 17:43:49 Harry Putnam wrote:
> Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon [at] gmail> writes:
> > failing that, look in /etc/portage/package.mask*
>
> Sure enough... I masked it.. but like Dick Cheney, I don't recall it.
>
> Ahh the joys of senility

Don't feel too bad about it. At least you didn't forget your girlfriend's name
(like I did)

:-)

--
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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