Re: [gentoo-user] emerge claws-mail

[David Relson <relson@osagesoftware.com>]

On Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:48:45 +0100
Neil Bothwick wrote:

> Hello David Relson,
> 
> > > Because it is hard-masked in package.mask ;-) If you really want
> > > it you can unmask it in /etc/portage/package.unmask
> 
> > At present, /etc/portage only has package.keywords.  As
> > package.mask is not present, it's not hard masked.
> 
> It is masked in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask.
> 
> > Unmasking it in package.unmask does the trick.  I guess I had
> > package.keywords and package.unmask confused.  'Tis time to re-read
> > the man pages.
> 
> No, the two are different. package.unmask is used to override the
> profile package.mask.
> 
> Incidentally, 2.10.0 is out now, but not yet in portage. Instead of
> installing the rc, copy /usr/portage/mail-client/claws-mail to your
> overlay and rename the ebuild to claws-mail-2.10.0.ebuild.

With the addition of "emerge .../claws-mail-2.10.0.ebuild digest", I've
got the 2.10.0 build running ...

Thanks for the suggestion Neil.
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