Re: [gentoo-user] ymessenger is going??

[Dale <dalek@exceedtech.net>]

Richard Fish wrote:
> On 11/16/06, Dale <dalek@exceedtech.net> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I did my sync tonight and when I checked for updates I got this:
>>
>> > !!! Ebuilds for the following packages are either all
>> > !!! masked or don't exist:
>> > net-im/ymessenger
>>
>> Is there not going to be a Yahoo messenger anymore?  I cranked up Kopete
>> but I sort of like Yahoo better.  If it is going, anybody know why?
>
> That's correct.  It is masked pending removal along with all other
> gnome 1.x packages:
>
> /home/rjf > emerge --oneshot -v ymessenger
> Calculating dependencies
> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "ymessenger" have been masked.
> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your
> request:
> - net-im/ymessenger-1.0.4.1 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> # Saleem Abdulrasool <compnerd@gentoo.org> (16 Nov 2006)
> # GNOME 1.x Removal Mask (15 Dec 2006)
>
> - net-im/ymessenger-1.0.4.1-r1 (masked by: package.mask, missing keyword)
> - net-im/ymessenger-1.0.6.1 (masked by: package.mask)
>
> For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man
> page or
> refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>
>> I checked the change log and even searched a bit for a bug report.  I
>> didn't see anything.
>
> The reasons for p.masked stuff is listed as comments above the masking
> in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask.
>
> -Richard

Thanks for sharing because mine doesn't say anything that you posted. 
Maybe I synced at the wrong time.  This all mine has:

> net-ftp/deadftp
> net-im/ayttm
> net-im/gnophone
> net-im/ymessenger
> net-misc/gnomba
> net-misc/pxes
> net-nds/directoryadministrator


What does ymessenger have to do with Gnome?  I use KDE and still used
Yahoo messenger.  Would getting Yahoo to write a new messenger help
any?  Kopete is growing on me though.  I like that I can log into
multiple accounts at the same time.  I just need to figure out how to
make it use Seamonkey instead of Konqueror to access email and such.

Thanks

Dale

:-)  :-)
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