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From: Bruce Hill <daddy@×××××××××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge reminder
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:21:13
Message-Id: 20130925132059.GG22468@server
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge reminder by the
1 On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 05:12:06PM +0400, the wrote:
2 > On 09/25/13 16:42, Bruce Hill wrote:
3 > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 01:40:41PM +0400, the wrote:
4 > >>
5 > >> emerge reminder to use dispatch-conf after autounmask
6 > >> disappeared. want it back
7 > >
8 > > autounmask should disappear. It's a bad idea, because it *creates*
9 > > single version (=) unmasked packages that later *require*
10 > > intervention. Every day in #gentoo we see people who can't resolve
11 > > dep issues because of autounmask.
12 > >
13 >
14 > So should it be patched or removed?
15
16 That's your choice...removal is my opinion. I used it only once a couple years
17 ago and lived to regret the mess it made...ymmv. If there was a reminder to
18 use dispatch-conf and it's been removed, then file a bug report against that
19 software if you want it back.
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