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From: James Stevenson <james.al.stevenson@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Do I need to do anything if a package masked by my profile?
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:06:47
Message-Id: 87r2ldd74z.fsf@gmail.com
1 Hi all,
2
3 I was running `emerge --update --newuse --deep @world` this morning and
4 I received a notification that one of my packages had been masked by my
5 profile. Am I correct in thinking that this issue will resolve itself in
6 30 days?
7
8 !!! The following installed packages are masked:
9 - x11-proto/xextproto-7.3.0-r1::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
10 /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask:
11 # Matt Turner <mattst88@g.o> (10 Jun 2018)
12 # Packages combined into x11-base/xorg-proto.
13 #All reverse deps transitioned.
14 # Removal in 30 days. Bug #656250
15
16 - x11-proto/dri2proto-2.8-r2::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
17 - x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.1.1-r2::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
18 - x11-proto/dri3proto-1.0-r1::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
19 - x11-proto/presentproto-1.1-r1::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
20 - x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.3.1-r2::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
21 - x11-proto/glproto-1.4.17-r2::gentoo (masked by: package.mask)
22 For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
23 man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
24
25 All the best,
26 James

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