Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Howto unmask use flag

[R0b0t1 <r030t1@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 8:20 PM, Jörg Schaible <joerg.schaible@gmx.de> wrote:
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> Found it. I have to create my own package.use.mask file in /etc/portage/profile that reverts the setting.
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I suspect /etc/portage/profile is not the right place, I vaguely
remember being able to override it, but can't remember specifics.

Depending on what precisely you want, consider looking at
https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/os-xtoo (check dev-java). I
typically recommend staying away from overlays, but inasmuch as I can
review this one, it seems good.

You can get OpenJDK 9 packages from Ubuntu. It looks like official
releases are not available yet?

Cheers,
     R0b0t1

> Am Thu, 28 Dec 2017 02:10:36 +0000 schrieb Jörg Schaible:
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>> Hi,
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>> 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.
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>> Concrete example: My /etc/portage/package.use contains the line:
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>>   dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 doc gentoo-vm source
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>> However the flag 'gentoo-vm' is always ignored because it is masked in
>> profiles/base/package.use.mask with the line:
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>>   dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 gentoo-vm
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>> 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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