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From: Hans Schou <chlor@×××××.dk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 / setxkbmap masked
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:39:45
Message-Id: 55131.85.81.46.206.1150990009.squirrel@mail.schou.dk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 / setxkbmap masked by Benno Schulenberg
1 > Hans Schou wrote:
2 >> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=x11-apps/setxkbmap-1.0.1"
3 >> have been masked.
4 >> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete
5 >> your request:
6 >> - x11-apps/setxkbmap-1.0.2 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
7 >> For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
8 >> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
9 >> !!! (dependency required by "x11-base/xorg-x11-7.0-r1"
10 >> [ebuild])
11 >>
12 >> I then tried to remove setxkbmap:
13 >
14 > No, you musn't remove setxkbmap, you must unmask it:
15 > echo "x11-apps/setxkbmap ~x86" >>/etc/portage/package.keywords
16
17 Thanks, it's looking good. It is still compiling.
18 (my system is a Via 600MHz - so it will take som time)
19
20 Where can I read more about "masked"? I have questions like: Why use
21 unmask? Why not use unmask? If I unmask a package now, will that spoil the
22 same package later? etc.
23
24
25 /hans
26 --
27 Even if you hate images of text on the web, this tutorial...
28 -- http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
29
30 --
31 gentoo-user@g.o mailing list

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Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 / setxkbmap masked "Bo Ørsted Andresen" <bo.andresen@××××.dk>
Re: [gentoo-user] xorg-x11 / setxkbmap masked Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>