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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] stable/testing system requiring an *UNstable* dev-lang/perl
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 22:16:25
Message-Id: 20140708231609.7b10d72f@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] stable/testing system requiring an *UNstable* dev-lang/perl by gottlieb@nyu.edu
1 On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:02:56 -0400, gottlieb@×××.edu wrote:
2
3 > For some reason my mostly-stable-slightly-testing system
4 > is trying to merge *UNstable* dev-lang/perl.
5
6 > Specifically it wants me to unmask
7 > =dev-lang/perl-5.20.0-r1
8
9 That's not testing, it's masked.
10
11 % eix -e perl
12 [I] dev-lang/perl
13 Available versions: 5.16.3(0/5.16) (~)5.18.2-r1(0/5.18){tbz2}
14 [M](~)5.20.0-r1(0/5.20) {berkdb debug doc gdbm ithreads}
15
16 > [nomerge ] perl-core/CPAN-Meta-2.132.510
17 > [ebuild U ~] virtual/perl-File-Temp-0.230.400-r1 [0.230.400] 0 kB
18 > [ebuild U ] virtual/perl-File-Spec-3.400.0-r1 [3.400.0] 0 kB
19 > [ebuild r U #] dev-lang/perl-5.20.0-r1:0/5.20 [5.16.3:0/5.16]
20
21 It would appear that CPAN-Meta is the culprit, see what is pulling that in.
22
23 > # Masked for testing, will defenitely cause major breakage
24 > # Single modules with 5.20 versions added here too -dilfridge
25 > =dev-lang/perl-5.20.0-r1
26
27 See, masked, not keyworded, and apparently with good reason.
28
29
30 --
31 Neil Bothwick
32
33 Engineers do it with less resistance.

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