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From: "Alec Warner" <antarus@g.o>
Subject: Re: Testing is not a valid reason to package.mask
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:56:39 -0700
On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o> wrote:
> # Gen 2 Developer <someone@g.o> (`date`)
> # Masked for testing.
>>=rofl-cat/omgpkg-ver
>
>
> Please people,
>
>
>   if you want to get something tested, then don't mask it.If you find
> that you cannot commit an ebuild because of badly keyworded
> dependencies, then drop the relevant keywords and file a bug report
> with a KEYWORDREQ.

So you have made two comments.

1) 'Package.mask not for testing.'

2) 'If you cannot commit an ebuild due to badly keyworded deps; file
bugs to get them fixed.'

I agree with 2 but not with 1.

If pmask is not for testing...what is it for?

-Alec

>
>
> Kind regards,
>     JeR
>
>


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