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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] system is trying to install mask package
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 20:33:20
Message-Id: 20140206203304.GL4127@syscon7.ed.shawcable.net
1 In /etc/portage/package.mask I have masked:
2 =x11-base/xorg-server-1.14.3-r2
3
4 but emerge is trying to install it, why?
5
6 emerge -avq xorg-server
7 * Last emerge --sync was 45d 3h 42m 30s ago.
8 [ebuild r UD] x11-base/xorg-server-1.14.3-r2 [1.14.99.904] USE="ipv6 nptl suid udev xorg -dmx -doc -kdrive -minimal (-selinux) -static-libs -tslib -xnest -xvfb"
9
10 The following mask changes are necessary to proceed:
11 (see "package.unmask" in the portage(5) man page for more details)
12 # required by @__auto_slot_operator_replace_installed__ (argument)
13 # /etc/portage/package.mask:
14 =x11-base/xorg-server-1.14.3-r2
15
16 What is:
17 # required by @__auto_slot_operator_replace_installed__ (argument)
18
19 --
20 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] system is trying to install mask package Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] system is trying to install mask package Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>