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From: Alec Warner <antarus@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Testing is not a valid reason to package.mask
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:56:42
Message-Id: b41005390810021756i55006e62ga8909f1ed2ef5c@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Testing is not a valid reason to package.mask by Jeroen Roovers
1 On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o> wrote:
2 > # Gen 2 Developer <someone@g.o> (`date`)
3 > # Masked for testing.
4 >>=rofl-cat/omgpkg-ver
5 >
6 >
7 > Please people,
8 >
9 >
10 > if you want to get something tested, then don't mask it.If you find
11 > that you cannot commit an ebuild because of badly keyworded
12 > dependencies, then drop the relevant keywords and file a bug report
13 > with a KEYWORDREQ.
14
15 So you have made two comments.
16
17 1) 'Package.mask not for testing.'
18
19 2) 'If you cannot commit an ebuild due to badly keyworded deps; file
20 bugs to get them fixed.'
21
22 I agree with 2 but not with 1.
23
24 If pmask is not for testing...what is it for?
25
26 -Alec
27
28 >
29 >
30 > Kind regards,
31 > JeR
32 >
33 >

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