Gentoo Archives: gentoo-alt

From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] $EPREFIX/etc/portage/package.keywords not work?
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:26:55
Message-Id: 20080603132653.GA3461@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-alt] $EPREFIX/etc/portage/package.keywords not work? by Qiangning Hong
1 On 03-06-2008 21:19:10 +0800, Qiangning Hong wrote:
2 > Hi all, I can not emerge the masked lighttpd even if I've added it to
3 > package.unmask and package.keywords. It seems package.keywords not
4 > work any more. But I remember it works for some time. Has anybody
5 > meet the same problem?
6
7 It's a bit nasty, but correct IMHO.
8
9 > !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "www-servers/lighttpd" have been masked.
10 > !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
11 > - www-servers/lighttpd-1.4.19-r2 (masked by: missing keyword)
12 >
13 > For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
14 > man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
15 >
16 > $ grep lighttpd /Users/hongqn/Gentoo/etc/portage/package.unmask
17 > www-servers/lighttpd
18 >
19 > $ grep lighttpd /Users/hongqn/Gentoo/etc/portage/package.keywords
20 > www-servers/lighttpd ~x86-macos
21
22 Try "www-servers/lighttpd **" here. I think package.keywords does some
23 matching of the keyword you give it, not really adding it. The ebuild
24 doesn't contain ~x86-macos at all in this case, whereas the file is
25 designed to be used for ~arch vs arch IIRC, but don't quote me on that.
26
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29 Fabian Groffen
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