From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_REJECT, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mail2.home.nl (mail2.home.nl [213.51.129.226]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C68DAABDBC for ; Sun, 18 Aug 2002 07:19:19 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.0.10] ([217.120.15.104]) by mail2.home.nl (InterMail vM.4.01.03.29 201-229-121-129-20011121) with ESMTP id <20020818122140.HXZH7094.mail2.home.nl@[192.168.0.10]> for ; Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:21:40 +0200 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Overriding package mask From: Rigo To: gentoo-dev In-Reply-To: <1029663627.11533.14.camel@lappy.rogi.biz> References: <3D5D7C8C.7080002@werner-productions.de> <1029539321.12380.3.camel@waterhouse.internal.lan> <20020818140440.698d6380.j0n@tpg.com.au> <1029652282.5860.5.camel@waterhouse.internal.lan> <20020818165734.6029f4bc.j0n@tpg.com.au> <1029663627.11533.14.camel@lappy.rogi.biz> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 Date: 18 Aug 2002 11:43:05 +0200 Message-Id: <1029663785.11198.17.camel@lappy.rogi.biz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 6854b693-e6a1-4f3a-bec3-e98ed53c5c1f X-Archives-Hash: f2456856a7bc4996f6b40e4542e958e4 Hmmm, Just saw this was suggestion no. 2 in Bugzilla....Seems I have to spend EVEN MORE time overthere ;-D ! Never Mind ! Rigo Op zo 18-08-2002, om 11:40 schreef Rigo: > Op zo 18-08-2002, om 08:57 schreef Jonathan Kelly: > > On 18 Aug 2002 16:31:21 +1000 > > Troy Dack wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2002-08-18 at 14:04, Jonathan Kelly wrote: > > > > I beg to differ ... I did this with media-gfx/povray and after every > > > > "emerge sync" I get .... > > > > # emerge -pu povray > > > > > > My apologies, I thought that the local ebuilds were NOT checked against > > > packages.mask. > > > > > > I've just tried the same thing as you, with the same results. > > > > > > It would make sense (to me anyway) if the local ebuilds in > > > $PORTDIR_OVERLAY were *NOT* checked against packages.mask, that way us > > > end users could assist the developers by simply dropping masked ebuilds > > > into our local tree and then testing them. Sure it means that there is > > > duplication and some extra hard drive space taken up, but ebuilds aren't > > > that big. Also for those wishing to test ebuilds it would be a > > > conscious decision to place a masked ebuild in your local tree. > > > > I think that is a logical and great idea. > > Wouldn't it also be nice if settings in > $PORTDIR_OVERLAY/profiles/package.mask overrule settings in > $PORTDIR/profiles/package.mask ? This way directories could stay in > $PORTDIR and you don't have to keep worrying about changin' package.mask > time & time again. > > Ex: > > lappy # diff /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask > /root/package.mask.2|grep povray > > < #=media-gfx/povray-3.50a > > =media-gfx/povray-3.50a > > > Just a thought, > > Rigo > > > > > Cheers. > > Jonathan Kelly. > > _______________________________________________ > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev