Bug 37665

Summary:	package.mask does not work properly for qt-3.2.3-r1
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Voltron Rex <voltron.rex>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Voltron Rex 2004-01-09 02:18:20 UTC

Greetings

I'm attempting to keep portage from upgrading qt-3.2.3 to qt-3.2.3-r1 because the Changelog states that it's really not necessary. A fellow on IRC pointed out that to accomplish this I must use /etc/portage/package.mask. My experiments with (what I consider probably correct) combinations of > and = are listed below. None of them cause portage to do what I want: keep qt-3.2.3. The format of this list is 

entry in /etc/portage/package.mask
result of emerge -pU world (only relevant entries)

(nothing)
[ebuild     U ] x11-libs/qt-3.2.3-r1 [3.2.3]

>x11-libs/qt-3.2.3
[ebuild     UD] x11-libs/qt-3.2.2-r1 [3.2.3]

>=x11-libs/qt-3.2.3-r1
[ebuild     UD] x11-libs/qt-3.2.2-r1 [3.2.3]

=x11-libs/qt-3.2.3-r1
[ebuild     UD] x11-libs/qt-3.2.2-r1 [3.2.3]

In my opinion, all of these should result in keeping 3.2.3 where it is. But perhaps I don't understand package.mask correctly.

Comment 1 Voltron Rex 2004-01-09 02:21:33 UTC

well, I just was informed that this is because qt-3.2.3 ebuild was removed from portage. Go ahead and close this bug. I do have to wonder why it was removed if the Changelog said the upgrade wasn't necessary:

"  If your current Qt is working, you don't have to do this upgrade
  unless you want to.
"

Sorry for opening the bug too soon.