Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Robert Persson <ireneshusband@××××××××.uk>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] either emerge or portage is completely broken
Date:	Fri, 30 Dec 2005 07:14:11
Message-Id:	`200512292310.03531.ireneshusband@yahoo.co.uk`
In Reply to:	Re: [gentoo-user] either emerge or portage is completely broken by Jason Stubbs

1	On December 29, 2005 10:31 pm Jason Stubbs was like:
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3	> One of your /etc/portage/package.* files contains an invalid atom. By the
4	> look of the traceback, you have a line with just a "*" perhaps?
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6	> Jason Stubbs
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8	That was it! Thanks!
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10	I had a line reading "* media-video/mpeg4ip" in /etc/portage/package.mask
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12	Robert
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14	Robert Persson
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16	"Don't use nuclear weapons to troubleshoot faults."
17	(US Air Force Instruction 91-111, 1 Oct 1997)
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