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On Mon, 1 Jun 2015 00:06:44 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> Yesterday, while doing my weekly system update, I encountered a msg : |
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> !!! The following installed packages are masked: |
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> - media-libs/lcms-1.19-r1::gentoo (masked by: package.mask) |
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> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask: |
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> # Matthias Maier <tamiko@g.o> (27 May 2015) |
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> # on behalf of Andreas K. Huettel <dilfridge@g.o> |
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> # media-libs/lcms:0 has serious security issues and is unmaintained, |
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> # see bug 526642. Please uninstall it and/or upgrade to |
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> media-libs/lcms:2 |
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> I looked at the bug, which explains the reason for dropping Lcms:0 . |
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> Unfortunately, Kde-Sunset appears to require Lcms:0 for Libmng:0 , |
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> which is required by Qt-Meta:3 & which aren't included in Kde-Sunset |
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> itself. For now, I can simply ignore the warning, but it looks |
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> as if it wb no longer possible to install Kde-Sunset on a new machine. |
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qt-meta is not provided by portage, you need to use an overlay for that |
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too. |
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> I realise Gentoo itself doesn't provide support for Kde-Sunset, |
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> but does anyone know of a way round this obstacle or have other advice ? |
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You can install lcms:0 from the wmt overlay - eix -R is your friend here, |
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but depending on libraries with known security holes is a risk that only |
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you can decide is worth taking. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to |
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skydive twice. |