[gentoo-user] Re: Masked package needs itsself ?

[Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de>]

On 08/26/2009 06:10 AM, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
>> Sorry, I'm not following what you're trying to say :P
>
> jpeg-7 is masked

It is not, actually.  Unless you mean it's keyworded ~arch.  But it's 
not masked.


> Without it any update process stops with this
> failure. jpeg-7 needs itsself to update jpeg-7 (according the output
> I posted).

Your output tells that something depends on it or that you're explicitly 
trying to emerge it.


> If I install it, many packaged needs to rebuild, for which I
> have not the time.

Which is why I recommended installing media-libs/jpeg-compat :P


> When I want to prevent that, I am urged to install another masked
> package.

That one is also not masked.  Just keyworded ~arch.


> Why needs a "non masked" system a masked packed and build against
> it (incorporate its masked character) OR needs a compatibility
> package which also is masked to not to build (directly) against
> the other masked package?
>
> Or in more peotic words:
> To live on, take this poison. If you dont want to get poisoned
> take the other poison.
>
> Sorry, english is not my native code page...

Since jpeg-7 is not masked, you can mask it yourself.  Try this:

   =media-libs/jpeg-7

in /etc/portage/packages.mask and see if it helps.

Also, at this point, I would be interested in seeing the output of:

   equery depends media-libs/jpeg

to see what is pulling-in jpeg-7.