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Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: keywording/
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commit: 5ef0611901e3ef14e6473c960418985f6b6f7c61
Author: Sam James gentoo org>
AuthorDate: Wed Jan 12 04:36:03 2022 +0000
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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.
+
+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.
+
+
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