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On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 8:20 PM, Jörg Schaible <joerg.schaible@×××.de> wrote: |
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> Found it. I have to create my own package.use.mask file in /etc/portage/profile that reverts the setting. |
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I suspect /etc/portage/profile is not the right place, I vaguely |
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remember being able to override it, but can't remember specifics. |
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Depending on what precisely you want, consider looking at |
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https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/os-xtoo (check dev-java). I |
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typically recommend staying away from overlays, but inasmuch as I can |
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review this one, it seems good. |
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You can get OpenJDK 9 packages from Ubuntu. It looks like official |
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releases are not available yet? |
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Cheers, |
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R0b0t1 |
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> Am Thu, 28 Dec 2017 02:10:36 +0000 schrieb Jörg Schaible: |
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>> Hi, |
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>> how can I unmask a use flag masked in profiles/base/package.use.mask? If |
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>> I set the flag for the package in / etc/portage/package.use it is simply |
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>> ignored. |
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>> Concrete example: My /etc/portage/package.use contains the line: |
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>> dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 doc gentoo-vm source |
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>> However the flag 'gentoo-vm' is always ignored because it is masked in |
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>> profiles/base/package.use.mask with the line: |
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>> dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 gentoo-vm |
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>> What's the proper procedure to unmask the flag locally? |
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>> (Yes, I know it is experimental and yes I know what I am doing with it. |
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>> I already use eselect for older EA builds of Java 9 with 1.9 slot and |
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>> new EA builds of Java 10 - just not the "official" Java 9 from the |
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>> tree.) |
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>> Cheers, |
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>> Jörg |
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