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Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:54:49 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
>
>    
>>>> Use a directory for package.use, it makes it far easier to
>>>> manage. All of /etc/portage/package.* are directories here.
>>>>          
>>> I have done that for package.keywords and unmask.  In ways it is
>>> easier but in ways, it is a nightmare.  If something is unmasked, I
>>> have to go find the file that unmasked it.  I have several since I
>>> use autounmask for most of it.  Then add in that the new autounmask
>>> part of emerge seems to pick a random file to add too.  At that
>>> point, not much makes sense anymore.
>>>        
>    
>> grep is your very very good friend
>>      
> So is giving the files sensible names :)
>
>
>    

That was what I liked about autounmask, the tree version not the portage 
one.  It gave them some names at least.  Still felt like looking for a 
needle in a haystack sometimes tho.

Dale