* [gentoo-user] Re: Howto unmask use flag
@ 2017-12-28 2:20 99% ` Jörg Schaible
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From: Jörg Schaible @ 2017-12-28 2:20 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Found it. I have to create my own package.use.mask file in /etc/portage/profile that reverts the setting.
Am Thu, 28 Dec 2017 02:10:36 +0000 schrieb Jörg Schaible:
> Hi,
>
> how can I unmask a use flag masked in profiles/base/package.use.mask? If
> I set the flag for the package in / etc/portage/package.use it is simply
> ignored.
>
> Concrete example: My /etc/portage/package.use contains the line:
>
> dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 doc gentoo-vm source
>
> However the flag 'gentoo-vm' is always ignored because it is masked in
> profiles/base/package.use.mask with the line:
>
> dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 gentoo-vm
>
> What's the proper procedure to unmask the flag locally?
>
> (Yes, I know it is experimental and yes I know what I am doing with it.
> I already use eselect for older EA builds of Java 9 with 1.9 slot and
> new EA builds of Java 10 - just not the "official" Java 9 from the
> tree.)
>
> Cheers,
> Jörg
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