From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19880 invoked from network); 13 Sep 2004 17:40:23 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 13 Sep 2004 17:40:23 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C6uoR-000198-8M for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:40:23 +0000 Received: (qmail 5872 invoked by uid 89); 13 Sep 2004 17:39:34 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 6825 invoked from network); 13 Sep 2004 17:39:34 +0000 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:36:36 -0700 From: David Bryson To: Stuart Herbert Cc: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Message-ID: <20040913173636.GH27483@redhate.futuretel.com> References: <200409111422.28355.stuart@gentoo.org> <200409112258.56124.jstubbs@gentoo.org> <200409111503.42132.stuart@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200409111503.42132.stuart@gentoo.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New tool: config-automerge X-Archives-Salt: 5a97c1bf-f215-4933-92ad-ab218f85dacb X-Archives-Hash: 16758168e5195dec8666670eaa526f0b On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 03:03:37PM +0100, Stuart Herbert wrote: > On Saturday 11 September 2004 14:58, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > What's wrong with CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK? > > Heh. Wasn't aware of that ;-) > > I prefer having the /etc/portage/automerge.dirs config file anyhow. > Individual entries can be commented by whichever admin added them, making it > a little easier to maintain. > is there anywhere that any of the functionality of /etc/portage is documented ? All I ever hear are wisps of black magic and mystery about /etc/portage/package.mask and other strange things like this comment here. -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list