In section OUTPUT, in subsection Masking: {P}2.95.3-r8 The version was originally "masked by profile", but this was locally changed in /etc/portage/package.unmask. This should be temporarily changed to: {P}2.95.3-r8 The version was originally "masked by profile", but this was locally changed in /etc/portage/profile/packages.
I agree that the description is false (at least misleading). In fact, it seems that there is currently *no* way in eix to get the {P} state of a package. However, I also do not understand the suggested reformulation: It seems that there is also not way with portage (I tried portage-2.1.2.5) to install a profile-masked package (in particular, all entries that I tried in /etc/portage/profile/{packages,package.mask} did not remove the "masked by: profile" message.) Am I missing something? More precisely, does eix not scan some file which it should scan?
(In reply to comment #1) > It seems that there is also not way with portage (I tried portage-2.1.2.5) > to install a profile-masked package There is. Some example: /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2007.0/packages contains: >=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 So <sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 is normally masked by profile: $ emerge -ptv =gcc-2.95* These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies - !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=gcc-2.95*" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r9 (masked by: profile) - sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r10 (masked by: profile) For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. $ To unmask it, /etc/portage/profile/packages must contain package specification with version literally the same as mentioned in another "packages" file, but prefixed by "-": ->=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 $ emerge -ptv =gcc-2.95* These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild NS ] sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r10 USE="fortran nls (-altivec) -build -multislot -nocxx -test" 9,733 kB Total: 1 package (1 in new slot), Size of downloads: 9,733 kB $
(In reply to comment #0) > This should be temporarily changed to: I want explain word "temporarily": Masking by profile is considered obsolete. Current Portage versions DO support masking by profile, but version in SVN trunk DOES NOT: $ LC_ALL="en_US" svn log -r6195 NEWS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r6195 | zmedico | 2007-03-09 04:34:29 +0100 (Fri, 09 Mar 2007) | 1 line Remove legacy "masked by: profile" support as per bug #149508. Profiles should use package.mask to mask unwanted versions of system packages. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ However masking by profile is still present in 67 profiles. (In reply to comment #1) > does eix not scan some file which it should scan? Yes, it seems that eix doesn't parse /etc/portage/profile/packages properly: $ cat /etc/portage/profile/packages ->=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 $ eix ^gcc$ [I] sys-devel/gcc Available versions: (2.95) [P]2.95.3-r9 [P](~)2.95.3-r10 (3.1) [P]3.1.1-r2 (3.2) [P]-*3.2.2 [P]3.2.3-r4 (3.3) [P]3.3.2-r7 3.3.5-r1 3.3.5.20050130-r1 3.3.6 3.3.6-r1 (3.4) (~)3.4.1-r3 3.4.4-r1 3.4.5 3.4.5-r1 (~)3.4.6 3.4.6-r1 3.4.6-r2 (4.0) ~*4.0.3 ~*4.0.4 (4.1) (~)4.1.0-r1 4.1.1 4.1.1-r1 4.1.1-r3 (~)4.1.2 {X altivec bootstrap boundschecking build d doc fortran gcj gtk hardened ip28 ip32r10k java mudflap multilib multislot n32 n64 nls nocxx nopie nossp objc objc++ objc-gc static test vanilla} Installed versions: 4.1.2(4.1)(18:02:36 2007-03-31)(-altivec -bootstrap -build -d -doc fortran gcj gtk -hardened -ip28 -ip32r10k mudflap -multilib -multislot -n32 -n64 nls -nocxx -objc -objc++ -objc-gc -test -vanilla) Homepage: http://gcc.gnu.org/ Description: The GNU Compiler Collection. Includes C/C++, java compilers, pie+ssp extensions, Haj Ten Brugge runtime bounds checking $ emerge -ptv =gcc-2.95* These are the packages that would be merged, in reverse order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild NS ] sys-devel/gcc-2.95.3-r10 USE="fortran nls (-altivec) -build -multislot -nocxx -test" 9,733 kB Total: 1 package (1 in new slot), Size of downloads: 9,733 kB $ However I think it isn't worth fixing :) . I suggest waiting for the end of migration of maskings from "packages" to "package.mask".
(In reply to comment #3) > (In reply to comment #0) > > This should be temporarily changed to: > > I want explain word "temporarily": > Masking by profile is considered obsolete. Current Portage versions DO support > masking by profile, but version in SVN trunk DOES NOT: > $ LC_ALL="en_US" svn log -r6195 NEWS > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > r6195 | zmedico | 2007-03-09 04:34:29 +0100 (Fri, 09 Mar 2007) | 1 line > > Remove legacy "masked by: profile" support as per bug #149508. Profiles should > use package.mask to mask unwanted versions of system packages. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > $ This commit was reverted. > However masking by profile is still present in 67 profiles. 93 profiles. > However I think it isn't worth fixing :) . I suggest waiting for the end of > migration of maskings from "packages" to "package.mask". I repeal it. eix should parse /etc/portage/profile/packages properly.
(In reply to comment #2) > with version literally the same as mentioned in another "packages" file > but prefixed by "-": > ->=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.4-r1 Oh, literally! I had tried things like ->sys-devel/gcc-3.3.2-r7 <=sys-devel/gcc-3.3.2-r7 and it didn't work (gcc-3.3.4-r1 is not even in portage tree anymore). Now I understand my mistake... Unfortunately, "literally" isn't what eix stores in its database, so it is not clear to me yet whether I can fix eix without too much speed lossage. I have to dig in the source code a bit...
Fixed in eix' svn trunk.
fixed with the 0.9.5 release! Thank you :)
