[gentoo-dev] Re: Lastrite (part 1): KDE3-only applications that won't build when KDE4 is installed

[Paul Arthur <flowerysong00@yahoo.com>]

On 2009-11-04, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Pacho Ramos wrote:
>
>> El mié, 04-11-2009 a las 15:48 -0600, Dale escribió:
>>
>>> Ben de Groot wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2009/11/4 Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to just mask and maybe keyword KDE 3?
>>>>
>>>> This has already been decided. We are moving it to an overlay. I
>>>> can't think of a valid reason why you would not use that overlay.
>>>
>>> Because I don't want one more thing to have to deal with. Gentoo
>>> is enough fun already.
>>
>> But, why do you think having kde3 stuff hardmasked in main tree
>> in unmaintained state will be better than having it on a external
>> overlay? :-/
>>
>> Also, think about gnome users (like me) that will not need to
>> download all kde3 ebuilds on every sync :-) Yes, maybe they aren't
>> so much but I still fail to see why do you think that preserving
>> kde3 hardmasked is better than using an overlay
>
> Because I am not familiar with overlays. I have never used one and
> hope to keep it that way. If it was hardmasked, just run autounmask
> kde-meta:3.5 or something similar and carry on.

"I am not familiar with autounmask. I have never used it and hope to
keep it that way.  If it was in an overlay, just run layman -a kde3 or
something similar and carry on."