Re: [gentoo-user] unstable glib pulled down, but why?

[b.n.]

Neil Bothwick ha scritto:
>> And *why* does
>> an overlay mask things from the *main* portage tree? Is this normal?
>
> Because masking is global, the sum of all the package.mask files is
> applied to the system as a whole.

Yes, I know.
What I wondered, is if this is normal policy. It seems that an overlay 
messing with main portage tree is just asking for trouble.

But again, I'll ask to the overlay guys.

Thanks a lot as usual,

m.
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