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maillog: 23/07/2004-19:43:03(-0700): Michael Marineau types |
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> Daniel Ostrow wrote: |
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> | Michael, |
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> | Unless I am mistaken this problem is completely solved by |
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> | /etc/portage/package.{mask,unmask,keyword} read man portage for info. |
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> I know, but having to maintain such a list by hand seems like extra |
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> unnessicary work. |
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Add to that the speed penalty. Portage becomes a few times slower if you have |
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about 15-20 packages in package.keywords. |
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> Is there a particular reason why it is set up in this way? It just |
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> seems to me like recognizing the existing packages in the two situations I |
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> previously mentioned would be a lot easier on the user. My question isn't so |
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> much how to solve it, but why is the solution is what it is. |
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