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* Re: [gentoo-user] Opera-12 license mask warning
  @ 2016-07-31  9:09 99% ` Alan McKinnon
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From: Alan McKinnon @ 2016-07-31  9:09 UTC (permalink / raw
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On 31/07/2016 09:56, Mick wrote:
> I got this after an update yesterday and was left puzzled as to what I am 
> meant to do ...
> 
> !!! The following installed packages are masked:
> - www-client/opera-12.16_p1860-r1::gentoo (masked by: OPERA-12 license(s))
> A copy of the 'OPERA-12' license is located at 
> '/usr/portage/licenses/OPERA-12'.
> 
> Is it a matter of adding in /etc/portage/make.conf:
> 
>  ACCEPT_LICENSE="OPERA-12"
> 
> or am I supposed to go through some other ritual?  Either way, couldn't the 
> above message be more informative to do away with any guessing?
> 

echo $category/$package $license > /etc/portage/package.license

I guess it's not listed explicitly in every ebuild with a non-free
license because you are supposed to know how to unmask stuff on your on
Gentoo system.

The info is in the portage man pages

-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com



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