On Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:27:20 -0700 Zac Medico <zmed...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> The defaults certainly do not work perfectly in all situations. However, > there are a vast number of situations where using --autounmask-continue > will make appropriate package.mask changes without the need for any user > intervention. Its really handy for use flags. Its really handy for mixed arch/~arch where it promotes arch to ~arch as needed. Its really really bad however to have a default of accepting ** and package.unmask as a primary go-to solution. That default gets people using broken openssl and experimental packages blindly without them ever having intended on getting into experimental waters.
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