On 2010-04-18 1:58 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:00:40 -0400, Tanstaafl wrote: > >> After masking gcc (and glibc - same argument there), I get: >> >> emerge -pev world >> >> <snip> >> >> Total: 351 packages (351 reinstalls), Size of downloads: 5 kB >> Portage tree and overlays: >> [0] /usr/portage >> [?] indicates that the source repository could not be determined >> >> !!! The following installed packages are masked: >> - sys-devel/gcc-4.1.2 (masked by: package.mask) >> - sys-libs/glibc-2.10.1-r1 (masked by: package.mask) >> - sys-devel/gcc-4.3.4 (masked by: package.mask) >> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge >> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook.
> You could put it in /etc/portage/profile/package.provided too, so the > system knows it is there. But what's the big deal anyway, you could have > re-emerge gcc tens of times over in the time this thread has been running. > > It's not as though you can't use your computer for other things while gcc > is compiling. I know, its more an exercise for my own knowledge. I learned a few things today that will save me time in the future, and every little bit helps... Thanks a lot for the feedback... -- Charles
