On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 8:20 PM, Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@gmx.de> wrote: > > Found it. I have to create my own package.use.mask file in > /etc/portage/profile that reverts the setting. >
I suspect /etc/portage/profile is not the right place, I vaguely remember being able to override it, but can't remember specifics. Depending on what precisely you want, consider looking at https://github.com/Obsidian-StudiosInc/os-xtoo (check dev-java). I typically recommend staying away from overlays, but inasmuch as I can review this one, it seems good. You can get OpenJDK 9 packages from Ubuntu. It looks like official releases are not available yet? Cheers, R0b0t1 > Am Thu, 28 Dec 2017 02:10:36 +0000 schrieb Jörg Schaible: > >> Hi, >> >> how can I unmask a use flag masked in profiles/base/package.use.mask? If >> I set the flag for the package in / etc/portage/package.use it is simply >> ignored. >> >> Concrete example: My /etc/portage/package.use contains the line: >> >> dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 doc gentoo-vm source >> >> However the flag 'gentoo-vm' is always ignored because it is masked in >> profiles/base/package.use.mask with the line: >> >> dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin:9 gentoo-vm >> >> What's the proper procedure to unmask the flag locally? >> >> (Yes, I know it is experimental and yes I know what I am doing with it. >> I already use eselect for older EA builds of Java 9 with 1.9 slot and >> new EA builds of Java 10 - just not the "official" Java 9 from the >> tree.) >> >> Cheers, >> Jörg > > >
