448458 – Invalid USE-dep reports should list the whole dep atom

Bug 448458 - Invalid USE-dep reports should list the whole dep atom

Summary: Invalid USE-dep reports should list the whole dep atom

Status:	CONFIRMED

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Core - Ebuild Support (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2012-12-24 21:33 UTC by Michał Górny
Modified:	2012-12-24 21:33 UTC (History)
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Description Michał Górny archtester

2012-12-24 21:33:20 UTC

Currently, the invalid USE dep report lists only the USE-dep string itself. This can really get confusing in a few corner cases:


!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=pyopengl-3.0.2-r1::gentoo-cvs" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- dev-python/pyopengl-3.0.2-r1::gentoo-cvs (masked by: invalid: DEPEND: Invalid atom (Invalid use dep: 'dev-python/python-exec[python_targets_python2_6?'), token 9)


It took me a while to get that I've used the wrong variable and actually got:

  dev-python/setuptools[dev-python/python-exec[python...

I think it would be helpful if portage printed the whole atom.