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On Tuesday 22 Jul 2003 23:53, James H. Cloos Jr. wrote: |
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> >>>>> "Peter" == Peter Ruskin <aoyu93@×××××××××.com> writes: |
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> Peter> # cat /etc/portage/package.mask | grep glibc # glibc-2.3.2 |
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> In my experience, /etc/portage/package.mask is ignored, unlike |
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> /etc/portage/package.unmask. |
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> The OP is probably having the same problem. |
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> (I had just guessed, when .unmask was added, that .mask |
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> would also work. But my experimentation proved otherwise.) |
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> So why does it *work* for you? :) |
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> -JimC |
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It does work. When it was first introduced it was |
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/etc/portage/profiles/package.mask for some reason. Now it's |
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/etc/portage/package.mask. |
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Perhaps yours is still in the old location? Otherwise I can't see why |
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it works for me and not for you. I don't think there's anything |
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special about my box. |
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Peter |
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Gentoo Linux: Gentoo Base System version 1.4.3.7 |
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kernel-2.4.22_pre2-gss i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ |
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