From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D100D158087 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:35:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C58742BC023; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:35:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A40F12BC01F for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:35:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oystercatcher.gentoo.org (unknown [IPv6:2a01:4f8:202:4333:225:90ff:fed9:fc84]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AA852343103 for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:35:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by oystercatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF6DA2AF for ; Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:35:30 +0000 (UTC) From: "Sam James" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Sam James" Message-ID: <1642887296.5ef0611901e3ef14e6473c960418985f6b6f7c61.sam@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: keywording/ X-VCS-Repository: proj/devmanual X-VCS-Files: keywording/text.xml X-VCS-Directories: keywording/ X-VCS-Committer: sam X-VCS-Committer-Name: Sam James X-VCS-Revision: 5ef0611901e3ef14e6473c960418985f6b6f7c61 X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 21:35:30 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply X-Archives-Salt: 6a908495-d1bb-43de-97b8-353aee188b62 X-Archives-Hash: 7ea6eecb5705407cd924270bb5c1c578 commit: 5ef0611901e3ef14e6473c960418985f6b6f7c61 Author: Sam James gentoo org> AuthorDate: Wed Jan 12 04:36:03 2022 +0000 Commit: Sam James gentoo org> CommitDate: Sat Jan 22 21:34:56 2022 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=5ef06119 keywording: mention filing bugs for package.mask entries It's useful to have a bug filed for things masked for testing / due to breakages so that feedback can be gathered in one place / the relevant issue can be debugged. We've sometimes had things p.masked indefinitely for "testing" when it's not clear exactly what needs to be done left, or due to a "bug" which with few details cannot be reproduced some time later. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/705394 Signed-off-by: Sam James gentoo.org> Closes: https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/262 Signed-off-by: Sam James gentoo.org> keywording/text.xml | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/keywording/text.xml b/keywording/text.xml index 1398ca7..732271f 100644 --- a/keywording/text.xml +++ b/keywording/text.xml @@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ which are not hard masked must not have a dependency upon hard masked packages.

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+It is good practice to file a bug for ebuilds listed in package.mask to +allow feedback to be gathered in one location and to reduce the chance of +forgetting about it. Mention the bug number in the mask message. +

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The only time it is acceptable for a user to see the Possibly a DEPEND problem error message is if they have manually changed visibility levels for