541398 – package.mask should support repo constraints

Bug 541398 - package.mask should support repo constraints

Summary: package.mask should support repo constraints

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal enhancement
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2015-02-26 05:07 UTC by SpanKY
Modified:	2015-02-26 20:56 UTC (History)
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Description SpanKY gentoo-dev

2015-02-26 05:07:26 UTC

when an overlay wants to make sure to disable a package in another overlay, it can really only create a higher $PV value.  if they could add a package.mask entry instead, it'd make things bullet proof.

echo net-firewall/iptables::gentoo > package.mask

Comment 1 Michał Górny archtester

2015-02-26 05:13:45 UTC

Don't we have a layout.conf key for this?

Comment 2 Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2015-02-26 16:48:37 UTC

(In reply to Michał Górny from comment #1)
> Don't we have a layout.conf key for this?

No, but we can add one.

You can use repo atoms now if you put "5-progress" in an eapi file in the same directory.

Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2015-02-26 20:56:54 UTC

(In reply to Zac Medico from comment #2)

i had tried "5" before posting, but i guess the other part i was missing was that eapi is a contained value.  when doing both those things, it does work.

wrt layout.conf key, i think the existing profile_eapi_when_unspecified key (while a bit verbose) should be sufficient for our needs.