On 27/11/17 20:44, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 11/27/2017 03:37 PM, Arve Barsnes wrote: >> Sounds kind of weird? If he has keyworded the game package, shouldn't it >> just never install that version if it depends on an unstable package? > That's right, but if there are two available ~arch versions, one of > which has all stable dependencies and (the newer) one of which has all > ~arch dependencies, then portage will try to install the newer one and > tell you to keyword a million things -- even though it could install the > first one with less hassle. > > For example, if you're on a system with no ruby packages, then it's the > difference between having to keyword 10 packages for rails-x.y.z versus > 200 packages for rails-x.y.(z+1). I'd rather have the slightly older > version that requires less configuration. > > You might achieve something with one of the new "autounmask-keep-keywords" -type parameters to portage .. although YMMV, etc ...
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