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150601 Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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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 and/or upgrade to media-libs/lcms:2 |
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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 : |
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> you need to use an overlay for that too. |
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It's included in Kde-Sunset. |
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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 ... |
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'wmt' is not listed at https://overlays.gentoo.org/ : a typo ? |
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I've forwarded my original msg to the Desktop list, |
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which is given as the appropriate one for Kde-Sunset. |
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Further comments from Users are very welcome. |
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> but depending on libraries with known security holes |
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> is a risk that only you can decide is worth taking. |
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For a tiny timezone app + 2 puzzle games, security isn't in question. |
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> You do not need a parachute to skydive. |
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> You only need a parachute to skydive twice. |
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Or "If at first you don't succeed, don't take up skydiving" ... (grin) |
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