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Bug 194145

Summary: networkmanager use flag is masked on x86
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: Robert A. <r.a>
Component: EclassesAssignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status: RESOLVED LATER    
Severity: normal    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: x86   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Package list:
Runtime testing required: ---

Description Robert A. 2007-09-28 22:06:10 UTC
/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/use.mask says
# Raúl Porcel <armin76@gentoo.org> (4 Sep 2007)
# Doesn't work fine, requested by steev
networkmanager

Therefor it is masked for the whole x86 architecture (it is the only use flag masked there btw).
Although the networkmanager use flag does not seem to be used in many ebuilds (I counted two) it works for me at least in pidgin.

Raúl Porcel doesnt use networkmanager and Steev Klimaszewski did not answer on my mail. So I wonder why it is masked..?
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-09-28 22:07:34 UTC
It's masked intentionally, NM is not stable.
Comment 2 Robert A. 2007-09-28 22:26:23 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> It's masked intentionally, NM is not stable.

I had the same opinion some months ago. Today I think networkmanager is stable enough.
Anyway thanks for clarifying..


For the archives - if you do want to use the networkmanager use flag:
mkdir -p /etc/portage/profile
echo '-networkmanager' >> /etc/portage/profile/use.mask