On Sunday 24 May 2009 16:27:33 Dirk Heinrichs wrote: > > I'd like to understand these things before I get in too deep. What > > is the difference between CONFIG_PROTECT and CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK? > > One "protects" while the other "masks". Does the one that "masks" > > "protect" some files and not others? > > That should be explained in the portage docs.
Best possible answer :-) It's right there is man 5 make.conf: One enables protection for the given files/docs. The other disables it. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
