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From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Masking for Educational Purposes only ?
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:15:51
Message-Id: tkrat.defb7a5de1f3ac10@igpm.rwth-aachen.de
1 Hi,
2
3 portage-2.2.. has been masked.
4 /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask tells me why
5
6 "In order to ensure that portage-2.1.6 gets sufficient testing,
7 portage-2.2 will be masked in package.mask until portage-2.1.6 has
8 been marked stable."
9
10 I feel like someone will try to educate me.
11 Yes, I can and will unmask it again, but why
12 am I forced to?
13
14 I'd prefer if package.mask is used for buggy or dangerous
15 packages only.
16
17 --
18 Helmut Jarausch
19
20 Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
21 RWTH - Aachen University
22 D 52056 Aachen, Germany

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Re: [gentoo-user] Masking for Educational Purposes only ? Daniel Pielmeier <daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com>