On 03/01/2014 12:28 AM, Samuli Suominen wrote:
> It would be very helpful if INSTALL_MASK could be overriden from an
> ebuild, if user hasn't
> set otherwise.
> So it could be configured like USE_ORDER which is
> "env:pkg:conf:defaults:pkginternal:repo:env.d"
> So INSTALL_MASK_ORDER like "ebuild:${user's own INSTALL_MASK}"
> This would be very helpful in preventing people from shooting themself
> in the foot
>
> The only problem is that I propably don't have enough python skills to
> make that happen w/
> sys-apps/portage. But does the suggestion make sense? Should I open a
> feature request bug?
>
>
If you're using INSTALL_MASK, isn't it assumed that you're on your own
and bugs filed while using it are invalid? Do we have to create
REAL_INSTALL_MASK for people that really wanted those files removed anyway?
