On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:19 PM, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: >> I ran "emerge -p --deep --update world" on a machine, and got... >> >> ==================================================================== >> * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/portage/package.use' needs updating. >> * See the CONFIGURATION FILES section of the emerge >> * man page to learn how to update config files. >> > <SNIP> >> I read that section of the emerge man page, and it talks about >> CONFIG_PROTECT and CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK. The tone of the message seems >> to indicate there is something wrong with my /etc/portage/package.use >> file. But I can't figure out what the problem is. Can somebody please >> explain it in plain English? >> >> -- >> Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> >> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications >> > > Post package.use please. > > Cheers, > Mark
Also, what version of portage are you using? Note that I've never seen this message and other than adds and deletes haven't changed my package.use file in I don't know how long. - Mark
