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From: Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o, Wade Cline <wadecline@×××××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] Add --autounmask-write-retry feature.
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 21:32:24
Message-Id: 5439A1E2.1030904@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] Add --autounmask-write-retry feature. by Wade Cline
1 On 05/19/2014 09:43 AM, Wade Cline wrote:
2 > This patch allows users to re-attempt an emerge after USE flag changes
3 > have been automatically written via --autounmask-write, allowing easier
4 > installation of ebuilds when users are not concerned about USE flag
5 > details. Previously, users would have needed to invoke emerge multiple
6 > times.
7 >
8 > Implementation was choosen based off of what was possible for me to get
9 > working at the time. Based on Portage 2.2.10_p25_p484922.
10 > ---
11
12 If I understand correctly, this works under the assumption that the user
13 has CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/portage" or something like that?
14 Otherwise, it won't work, because the user needs to run etc-update or
15 dispatch-conf. Right?
16 --
17 Thanks,
18 Zac

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