Re: [gentoo-user] Syntax for masking kde:4?

[daid kahl]

> What is the syntax for a single entry in package.mask to exclude the whole of
> kde:4? I did start masking each package separately, but that's far too much
> work - I'd finish up with an entry for every kde package that has a version
> 4. Also, "kde:4", which seems like the right thing to specify, is an invalid
> package atom according to eix.

Sorry for the late reply.  I attach 3 files with tell-tale names to
mask all of kde-4 (I was previously running ~x86).

Throw them in /etc/portage/package.mask

I might have been goofing around with one or two things...

I think, for example, I needed to turn of the KDE use flag on svn in
package.use:
dev-util/subversion -kde

Since it wants me to upgrade kdelibs to 4 something otherwise.

When a new kde-4 comes out, I copy an old one and do a find-replace on
like 4.2 to 4.3 or something..

Cheers,
daid