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On Thu, 30 May 2019 00:37:14 +0200, n952162@×××.de wrote: |
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> The next section of the response to my attempt to update portage is a |
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> long list of packages, each terminated with a "(masked by: something or |
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> other)". |
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> What does that tell me. If it's masked, it shouldn't be available, |
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> right? But, I've got it: |
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> - virtual/perl-parent-0.234.0-r1::gentoo (masked by: package.mask) |
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> ls virtual/perl-parent/perl-parent-0.234.0-r1.ebuild |
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> virtual/perl-parent/perl-parent-0.234.0-r1.ebuild |
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> Can I get rid of it? Is perl-parent always masked? |
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grep perl-parent -r /etc/portage |
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will tell you whether one of your config files is masking it. |
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Since you have already admitted not updating config files for quite a |
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while, I would tackle that task first, it may remove some of your other |
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problems. You should read up on this in the Handbook |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Portage/Tools |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Guns don't kill people--it's those little pieces of lead. |
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