Re: [gentoo-amd64] Updating masked packages

[Marko Obrovac <marko.obrovac@gmail.com>]

Crístian Viana wrote:
> shouldn't you add xlibs instead of qtlibs?

Ahhh, I got confused with the long package names! Thanks for the tip 
(usually the most obvious solution is the one we don't see)

As it turns out, I have to keyword both of them!

Thnx again
Marko

> 
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Marko Obrovac <marko.obrovac@gmail.com 
> <mailto:marko.obrovac@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello to all,
> 
>     I'm trying to update net-im/skype, for which I put the "~amd64"
>     keyword in package.keywords
> 
>     Now, I'm facing the following problem:
> 
> 
>     root ~ # emerge --deep --update --verbose --pretend net-im/skype
> 
>     These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> 
>     Calculating dependencies... done!
> 
>     !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy
>     ">=app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20091231" have been masked.
>     !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete
>     your request:
>     - app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs-20091231 (masked by: ~amd64
>     keyword)
> 
>     For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge
>     man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>     (dependency required by "net-im/skype-2.1.0.47-r1" [ebuild])
>     (dependency required by "net-im/skype" [argument])
> 
> 
>     For the purpose of unmasking emul-linux-x86-xlibs, I put the
>     following line in package.keywords:
> 
>     app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-qtlibs ~amd64
> 
> 
>     However, this line did not change emerge's behaviour in any way...
> 
>     Any thoughts?
> 
>     Thanks,
>     Marko Obrovac
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1]