With respect to emerge --autounmask-write the manual states that "changes are written to config files." It does not specify which files exactly. Also emerge itself does not give more information, even with the verbose option. Reproducible: Always It seems to me that, for example, changes to packages.keywords are written to the "last" file (in the alpha-numerical sense) in this directory (if this is a directory), but this is just a guess. It would be great if it would be configurable where the changes end up. Probably a specific file (e.g. packages.keywords/autounmask) would be a good default. At least this behaviour should be documented. Furthermore, emerge itself should tell which files are to be changed (at least with the --verbose switch).
If the file is a directory, then it traverses in lexical order and chooses the last file found. So, you could create a file called something like zzz-autounmask if you the changes to go there. I've just realized that the current code writes package.keywords, which could be annoying for people that are using the new package.accept_keywords name. We should fix it to use package.accept_keywords if it exists.
(In reply to comment #1) > I've just realized that the current code writes package.keywords, which could > be annoying for people that are using the new package.accept_keywords name. We > should fix it to use package.accept_keywords if it exists. This issue is fixed in git: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=c36d3ea4dec51781f0a1a3f45c3d2565e9ca2f95
So the behaviour of choosing the last file in /etc/portage/package.keywords is a feature, not a bug? If this is the case, then please document in the man pages. Thanks.
(In reply to comment #3) > So the behaviour of choosing the last file in /etc/portage/package.keywords is > a feature, not a bug? Right. For example, if one of the files has "foo/bar -*", then any new settings that override it have to be appended to the same file or a later one. The simplest thing to do is to append all changes to the last file. > If this is the case, then please document in the man pages. > Thanks. Ok, will do.
This is fixed in git: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=424f8f8d6587f015e074e3e915746929a990a52f
This is fixed in 2.1.10.19 and 2.2.0_alpha59.
