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From: Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] package.mask vs ~arch
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:28:02
Message-Id: 20140630172738.28f9f32a@marga.jer-c2.orkz.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] package.mask vs ~arch by Rich Freeman
1 On Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:37:11 -0400
2 Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > You're basically asking for the practice of hard-masks for testing to
5 > be banned.
6
7 My original point in the other thread was that "masked for testing" is
8 not a valid reason. A reference to an outstanding issue, bug report,
9 discussion or other resources would help users determine whether it's
10 safe for them to unmask an ebuild locally. "Masked for testing" offers
11 no guidance at all and is nothing more than a lazy substitute for real
12 content.
13
14
15 jer

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Re: [gentoo-dev] package.mask vs ~arch Joshua Kinard <kumba@g.o>