Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Re: Using masked packages in Catalyst .spec file

[Chris Gianelloni]

On Fri, 2006-08-25 at 20:36 +0200, Johan Tibell wrote:
> Branched from a question to Chris regarding using masked packages when
> building a minimal CD.
>
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to build my own version of the 2006.0 minimal CD with
> > > madwifi support (I realize that madwifi is unstable). I've added a
> > > madwifi to the use flag section and madwifi-driver to the package
> > > section. I can't run "catalyst -f livecd-stage1-minimal-madwifi.spec"
> > > though since madwifi-driver is masked (error attached below). How do I
> > > unmask a package for the build?
> >
> > You cannot.  You need to unmask it in your snapshot, or use
> > portage_overlay to create a portage overlay.
>
> I found a portage_confdir variable in one of the .spec file that I can
> have point at a package.keywords file. Can you confirm that this is a
> way to use masked packages?

You *can* but it isn't really advised.  The best way really is via the
snapshot, with the overlay as the second best, and confdir a distant
last.

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Chris Gianelloni
Release Engineering - Strategic Lead
x86 Architecture Team
Games - Developer
Gentoo Linux