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From: "Alec Warner" <antarus@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Testing is not a valid reason to package.mask
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On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org> wrote:
> # Gen 2 Developer <someone@gentoo.org> (`date`)
> # Masked for testing.
>>=rofl-cat/omgpkg-ver
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> Please people,
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>   if you want to get something tested, then don't mask it.If you find
> that you cannot commit an ebuild because of badly keyworded
> dependencies, then drop the relevant keywords and file a bug report
> with a KEYWORDREQ.

So you have made two comments.

1) 'Package.mask not for testing.'

2) 'If you cannot commit an ebuild due to badly keyworded deps; file
bugs to get them fixed.'

I agree with 2 but not with 1.

If pmask is not for testing...what is it for?

-Alec

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> Kind regards,
>     JeR
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