On Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:27:52 +0000 "Steven J. Long" <sl...@rathaus.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> eg: > $ INSTALL_MASK='/lib/udev/*:/usr/lib/systemd/*' > $ echeck_error -s : INSTALL_MASK /lib/udev /usr/lib/systemd/ > !! INSTALL_MASK contains: '/lib/udev' > !! INSTALL_MASK contains: '/usr/lib/systemd/' > !! die: Bad INSTALL_MASK If we were to take this example to its extreme; then we would have to create an inventory of which INSTALL_MASK entries are good and bad for each ebuild, in which we cover all the files installed by that ebuild. People that use INSTALL_MASK should be very well aware of what they are doing, as with any other variable or command you run you need to be very aware of what it does; that you mask installation of /lib/udev/ and /usr/lib/systemd/ therefore would be based on their knowledge of what is in these directories, and not on our hand holding thereof. Reminds me about my INSTALL_MASK on configure* and Makefile*; by doing so, I missed out on packages installing these for use in rev dep builds. -- With kind regards, Tom Wijsman (TomWij) Gentoo Developer E-mail address : tom...@gentoo.org GPG Public Key : 6D34E57D GPG Fingerprint : C165 AF18 AB4C 400B C3D2 ABF0 95B2 1FCD 6D34 E57D
