On Tuesday 28 October 2008 22:29:39 Andrey Vul wrote: > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Ricardo Saffi Marques > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrey Vul wrote: > >> That looks like it'll only work in paludis. You're going to have to > >> use shell scripting and output a BFList to package.keywords . > >> Try $eix -C kde-base --only-names | sed -r 's/$/ -~amd64/' | sudo tee > >> -a /etc/portage/package.keywords > > > > Don't you guys like (or maybe even know) "autounmask"? > > You're giving the exact opposite of what was requested in the question. > The relevant part of the question was "Is it possible to *revoke* [the > ~amd64 for kde]" > > If it was *unmasking*, then yes, I would have mentioned autounmask. > But the OP asked about revoking (unmasks), not unmasking. > If you want to make an automask script that does the work for you, go > ahead.
Run autounmask, it creates a new file in /etc/portage/package.unmask/ Run a quick awk on it to get it into shape Move file to /etc/portage/package.mask/ Problem solved in a neat elegant insightful way. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
