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From: Justin <justin@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PostgreSQL server blocker
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:54:56
Message-Id: 4AC8B73C.7040001@j-schmitz.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] PostgreSQL server blocker by Stroller
1 Stroller wrote:
2 >
3 > On 4 Oct 2009, at 08:40, Justin wrote:
4 >> Stroller wrote:
5 >>> Hi there,
6 >>
7 >>> !!! The following installed packages are masked:
8 >>> - dev-db/postgresql-8.1.11 (masked by: package.mask)
9 >>> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask:
10 >>> # Patrick Lauer <patrick@g.o> (03 Oct 2009)
11 >>> # Mask unsupported and obsolete postgres packages
12 >>> # Use postgresql-server (or postgresql-base) instead
13 >>
14 >>
15 >> So just unemerge your dev-db/postgresql and try again. everything should
16 >> be fine then.
17 >
18 > Uh, if I unmerge dev-db/postgresql then I won't have the database
19 > backend that my accounts system depends upon.
20 >
21 > Did you read the part of my message where I said that:
22 >
23 >>> I'm running x86 (NOT ~x86), and all versions of postgresql-server
24 >>> are marked with a ~.
25 >
26 > ??
27 >
28 > Stroller.
29 >
30
31 You are right but the problem should be solved 'cause it isunmasked again.
32 I couldn't imagine a dev masking something where there is no stable
33 alternative.
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36 justin

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