18788 – Main portage KEYWORDS override the KEYWORDS in PORTAGE_OVERLAY

Bug 18788 - Main portage KEYWORDS override the KEYWORDS in PORTAGE_OVERLAY

Summary: Main portage KEYWORDS override the KEYWORDS in PORTAGE_OVERLAY

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Unclassified (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Nicholas Jones (RETIRED)

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Reported:	2003-04-04 23:27 UTC by Christian Birchinger (RETIRED)
Modified:	2011-10-30 22:21 UTC (History)
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Description Christian Birchinger (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-04-04 23:27:28 UTC

When a KEYWORD of "~arch" is in /usr/portage and a KEYWORD of "arch" is in
PORTAGE_OVERLAY, the "~arch" KEYWORD is used.

This is wrong because datas from PORTAGE_OVERLAY should have priority on everything.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.copy ebuild with ~arch keyword into local overlay
2.change ~arch to arch in overlay
3.emerge -s the application with ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="arch"
 

Actual Results:  
It will not list the app as available because ~arch KEYWORD from main tree
overrides the local PORTAGE_OVERLAY

Expected Results:  
It should list the app as available because "arch" KEYWORD is set in overlay

This problem exists since /var/cache/edb/dep is created and used.

I guess when emerge creates that dependency database it only uses values from
/usr/portage and ignores the overlay data.

!!! This bug was previously opened but accidently marked as dupe !!!

Comment 1 Christian Birchinger (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-11 15:48:43 UTC

Has been fixed a long time ago