Thanks Nagatoro, the combination did it. Tony
Nagatoro wrote: > Anthony E. Caudel wrote: > >> I have been trying to emerge mozilla-sunbird-bin-0.2 but without any >> success. It is masked ~M (hard masked?) and I have tried including it in >> /etc/portage/package.unmask as so: >> >> app-office/mozilla-sunbird-bin-0.2 >> >> But I get this error: >> >> !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "mozilla-sunbird-bin" have been >> masked. >> !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your >> request: >> - app-office/mozilla-sunbird-bin-0.2 (masked by: package.mask, ~x86 >> keyword) >> # <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (19 Aug 2004) >> # Masking because this package is not ready for prime, but want it in >> # portage for better observation (and users are clamoring) >> >> - app-office/mozilla-sunbird-bin-0.2.20050724 (masked by: >> package.mask, ~x86 keyword) >> >> I have also tried USE="~x86", again without any luck. Am I using the >> wrong syntax or is it something else. > > > You need to find the line in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask that > masks the app and the add that _exact_ line to > /etc/portage/package.unmask. > Since it's also ~x86 masked you need to add > "app-office/mozilla-sunbird-bin ~x86" to /etc/portage/package.keywords > > -- Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -- Benjamin Franklin -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
