Re: [gentoo-user] Question about updating /etc/portage/package.use

[Mark Knecht]

On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
>>   I ran "emerge -p --deep --update world" on a machine, and got...
>>
>> ====================================================================
>>  * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/portage/package.use' needs updating.
>>  * See the CONFIGURATION FILES section of the emerge
>>  * man page to learn how to update config files.
>>
> <SNIP>
>>   I read that section of the emerge man page, and it talks about
>> CONFIG_PROTECT and CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK.  The tone of the message seems
>> to indicate there is something wrong with my /etc/portage/package.use
>> file.  But I can't figure out what the problem is.  Can somebody please
>> explain it in plain English?
>>
>> --
>> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
>> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
>>
>
> Post package.use please.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark

Also, what version of portage are you using?

Note that I've never seen this message and other than adds and deletes
haven't changed my package.use file in I don't know how long.

- Mark