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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Need to mask non-visible packages in package.mask?
  @ 2008-12-29 19:58 99% ` Zac Medico
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From: Zac Medico @ 2008-12-29 19:58 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-dev

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Torsten Veller wrote:
> Some time ago (31 Oct 2008) I renamed 
> perl-core/File-Spec-3.2701 to perl-core/File-Spec-3.27.01
> by adding the new file and removing the other.
> 
> I expected portage to do an downgrade.
> 
> It didn't.
> 
> I realised it when i got this bug <https://bugs.gentoo.org/248178>
> and after joining #-portage I add a mask for a non-existing package to
> package.mask.
> 
> Today I was CC'ed to https://bugs.gentoo.org/105016 because "package.mask
> contains invalid entries".
> 
> In the meantime another bug was filed about portage "doesn't attempt to
> downgrade packages on keyword changes..." <https://bugs.gentoo.org/252167>
> with a fix.
> 
> 
> I am confused. Will portage warn about the downgrade now and forever?

Yes, my intention is for the masks to be unnecessary, because after
thinking about it I decided that it's not desirable to maintain
package.mask entries for packages such as these. Since bug 252167
has been fixed, newer versions of portage perform automatic
downgrades like older versions of portage did.
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Thanks,
Zac
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