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From: Michael Marineau <marineam@×××××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] A couple questions about portage.
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:43:06
Message-Id: 4101CCB7.4040309@engr.orst.edu
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] A couple questions about portage. by Daniel Ostrow
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5 | Michael,
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7 | Unless I am mistaken this problem is completely solved by
8 | /etc/portage/package.{mask,unmask,keyword} read man portage for info.
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10 I know, but having to maintain such a list by hand seems like extra unnessicary
11 work. Is there a particular reason why it is set up in this way? It just
12 seems to me like recognizing the existing packages in the two situations I
13 previously mentioned would be a lot easier on the user. My question isn't so
14 much how to solve it, but why is the solution is what it is.
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20 Oregon State University
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Re: [gentoo-dev] A couple questions about portage. Georgi Georgiev <chutz@×××.net>