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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Masked package needs itsself ?
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:25:58
Message-Id: h7274h$rdq$1@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Masked package needs itsself ? by meino.cramer@gmx.de
1 On 08/26/2009 05:32 AM, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > while trying to update my gentoo I got this:
5 >
6 > !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy ">=media-libs/jpeg-7" have been masked.
7 > !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
8 > - media-libs/jpeg-7 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
9 >
10 >
11 > I read this as jpeg-7 needs jpeg-7 to update itsself and cannot cause
12 > it is masked.
13 > I dont like to update to jpeg-7 since this package is used in so many
14 > othe rprograms and it is masked.
15
16 Don't mask it. Install it, but also install media-libs/jpeg-compat
17 alongside it so packages won't break.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Masked package needs itsself ? Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Masked package needs itsself ? Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Masked package needs itsself ? meino.cramer@×××.de