Bug 232086

Summary:	sys-apps/portage: add an option for skipping a specific package
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Pacho Ramos <pacho>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Portage team <dev-portage>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	gentoo-bugs, jer
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2008-07-17 16:18:32 UTC

Sometimes would be interesting being able to skip build of a package, for example, when I run:
# emerge -avuDN world

sometimes I have to update packages like "mozilla-firefox" that needs some time for building and merging and I need to turn off my machine soon. I think that would be great being able to run something like:
# emerge -avuDN world --skip www-client/mozilla-firefox

for letting portage update smaller packages and leave firefox for merging in the future (when I have more time)

Thanks a lot

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2008-07-18 00:22:52 UTC

See `man portage` for /etc/portage/package.mask usage information.

echo ">www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.11" >> /etc/portage/package.mask

Comment 2 Pacho Ramos gentoo-dev

2008-07-18 11:38:56 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> See `man portage` for /etc/portage/package.mask usage information.
> 
> echo ">www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.11" >> /etc/portage/package.mask
> 

But I would prefer only skip it temporally, but, from other point of view I understand that package.mask can also be used for this purpose, then, OK, thanks and sorry for the inconvenience

Comment 3 Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2008-08-16 02:29:22 UTC

*** Bug 234876 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***