On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 00:14:01 +0200, n952...@web.de wrote: > Fundamentally, autounmask seems like something I don't want to do, at > all.
Why do you think that? > What happens if I just remove zz-autounmask? any USE flag changes required by installed ebuilds will be cancelled. > What do I have to emerge to find out? emerge --ask --newuse --update ~world - it will almost certainly complain and want to to add unmask entries. > I currently have: > > $ cat /etc/portage/package.use/zz-autounmask > >=dev-lang/python-2.7.14-r1:2.7 sqlite > >=sys-libs/zlib-1.2.11-r1 minizip > > And, I thought unmasking was related to keywords - allowing or not > allowing experimental versions ... why is that > in /etc/portage/package.use? That's keyword masking - although I agree that the choice of terminology here is a little confusing. autounmask can apply to keywords too, it is a generic concept for when portage needs configuration changes in order to satisfy the requirements of ebuilds. -- Neil Bothwick C: (n.) the language following A and B. The world still awaits D and E. By Z, it may be acceptable for general use.
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