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From: Hilco Wijbenga <hilco.wijbenga@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Overlays & package.mask
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:07:00
Message-Id: AANLkTinuO47Yypojz+fPjmUBoEOLctQ6NjjbQj5W7fLw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Overlays & package.mask by Dale
1 On 10 September 2010 10:25, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > Do you have the package listed in the unmask or keyword file?  If so, it
3 > ignores the mask file.  Actually, I think it reads mask first then the
4 > others.
5
6 Ah! Yes, I do.
7
8 That explains why package.mask is being ignored, I guess, but I can't
9 think of a way yet to prevent the downgrade. Removing from
10 package.unmask just creates errors and adding 4.5.1-r1 didn't seem to
11 have any effect. Any ideas?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Overlays & package.mask Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>