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Apparently, though unproven, at 10:25 on Tuesday 05 October 2010, dhk did |
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opine thusly: |
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> What should I do about dev-util/autotoolset? I use it every day for a |
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> project, but today it looks like I'm being told to remove it. What is |
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> the alternative? |
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> In my package.keywords file I have "dev-util/autotoolset ~amd64" |
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> unmasked since I use autotools for a project. |
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> After the output of "emerge -uDNp world" this morning the following |
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> message is displayed. |
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> !!! The following installed packages are masked: |
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> - dev-util/autotoolset-0.11.4-r1 (masked by: package.mask) |
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> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask: |
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> # Diego E. Pettenò <flameeyes@g.o> (04 Oct 2010) |
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> # on behalf of QA team |
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> # |
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> # Ironically, it is misusing autotools (bug #255831). It was |
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> # added in 2004 and never version bumped since; autotools |
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> # have since evolved a fair amount, while this is based |
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> # still on automake 1.6. Avoid keeping it around. |
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> # |
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> # Removal on 2010-12-03 |
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> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge |
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> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. |
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> |
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> As stated above, what should I "Avoid keeping it around?" Is it |
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> autotoolset, automake 1.6, ...? Also, what's getting removed on |
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> 2010-12-03? If autotoolset is removed, what should be used to build |
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> projects? |
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The text applies to autotoolset and the reason it is being removed. It is |
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autotoolset that is not being kept around anymore. |
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It's actually quite obvious once you calm down, get over your fright, and read |
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the message. |
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You do not need autotoolset to build projects. You need autotools which is not |
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the same thing. |
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> Even though I have autotoolset installed, search shows it as being masked. |
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> |
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> # emerge --search autotoolset |
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> Searching... |
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> [ Results for search key : autotoolset ] |
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> [ Applications found : 1 ] |
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> |
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> * dev-util/autotoolset [ Masked ] |
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> Latest version available: 0.11.4-r1 |
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> Latest version installed: 0.11.4-r1 |
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> Size of files: 1,133 kB |
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> Homepage: http://autotoolset.sourceforge.net/ |
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> Description: colection of small tools to simplify project |
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> development with autotools |
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> License: GPL-2 |
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> What to do now? |
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Why are you worried? You use autotools not autotoolset. Let the thing be |
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removed, After 6 years of no updates you shouldn't be using it anyway. |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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