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From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mask all packages but 1 from an overlay?
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:19:02
Message-Id: CAEH5T2OSPyV5_qtvHysUR5EdZPC+MB_=7FUxDmC+eh8_aAqm-g@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] mask all packages but 1 from an overlay? by Grant
1 On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Can I mask all packages from a layman overlay except for one?
3
4 Check out Mark Knecht's thread from 5 hours ago asking the same question. :)
5
6 Short answer was don't let portage see the overlay, instead symlink
7 the packages you want to your local overlay instead, so only they will
8 be seen by portage, while still allowing you to sync the overlay as
9 usual.

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Re: [gentoo-user] mask all packages but 1 from an overlay? Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>