Re: [gentoo-user] unstable glib pulled down, but why?

["b.n." <brullonulla@gmail.com>]

Neil Bothwick ha scritto:
> On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:45:20 +0200, b.n. wrote:
> 
>>>> - dev-libs/glib-2.16.3 (masked by: package.mask)
>>>> /usr/portage/local/layman/desktop-effects/profiles/package.mask:
>>>> #
>>>> # <jmbsviceto@gentoo.org> (9 February 2008)
>>>> # glib-2.15 breaks some packages
>>>>
>>>> - dev-libs/glib-2.16.2 (masked by: package.mask, ~x86 keyword)
>>>> - dev-libs/glib-2.16.1 (masked by: package.mask, ~x86 keyword)
>>>>
>>>> For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man
>>>> page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
>>>> (dependency required by "dev-cpp/glibmm-2.16.1" [ebuild])  
>>> Sync again, glib-2.16.3 is not masked in the profile here.
>>>   
>> Synced and nothing changed.
>>
>> Where should I look for? I have no package.mask in /etc/portage.
> 
> I've just read the message more carefully and seen the problem, I only
> noticed the profiles/package.mask part, meaning it is masked in your
> profile, not /etc/portage, and didn't look carefully at the full path.
> 
> This is masked in a profile from the desktop-effects overlay. It's
> nothing to do with the official portage tree, but a third-party overlay
> breaking things for you.

*slaps head with palm*
Thanks! How silly was I not reading that.

Now, what should I do? Ask to the desktop-effects guys? And *why* does 
an overlay mask things from the *main* portage tree? Is this normal?

I'm confused.

m.
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