On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:31:40 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > autounmask is set by default, you need to explicitly set it to off.
> is it invisibly on then? I don't have it in make.conf and it's not in > FEATURES: Apparently so, as it doesn't show up in emerge --info here either. > > > I'm a sysadmin, I have an inherent distrust of all things > > > software and automagic-config-changers are scary things indeed > > > :-) > > > > autounmask doesn't actually do anything, it only tells you what > > should be added to /etc/portage/package.use. You need to use > > autounmask-write for that, which doesn't play nicely if package.use > > is a directory[1]. However, it does respect the --ask flag, making > > it safe for all but the most paranoid BOFHs (no names Alan) to use. > > > > [1] It writes to a file of its choosing in that directory, with no > > regard to its relevance. I'd prefer it to write to something like > > packagename.autounmasked or even just packagename as it adds a > > comment to the file to explain the content. > > Hmmmmmmmmmmm, still sounds like something that should be banned. For > me at least. Too right, we can't have software telling us what needs to be done to install it! What will we use Google for now? -- Neil Bothwick Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.
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