On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:03:05 -0500, »Q« wrote: > > I tried a few with no joy. As it appeared to be only the 9999 ebuild > > causing the problem, I deleted the file and removed the corresponding > > line from the Manifest. > > I tried a few with no joy, too, and now I've done as you suggest. > Thanks for that -- I'd thought portage would complain if I did that.
It complains if you add or remove files, but by removing both the file and its reference n the Manifest, everything stays consistent. Whether being able to do that is a convenience or a security risk is a matter of preference, but until Manifests are signed it is doable. > I'm one of the nuts who has USE="-*", and I've finally hit a situation > where it causes considerable headaches; It was only a matter of time... > plasma 5 requires a lot of > per-package USE stuff, all handled in the profile thanks to careful > work from the devs. Instead of trying to tackle it package-by-package, > for now I've just copied the profile's package.use to > my /etc/portage/package-use. I think this will be too much for me to > maintain as plasma 5 and the profile change, so when I get some time > I'll be ditching USE="-*" in order to rely on the profile. My fellow > USE="-*" loonies who will have to move to plasma 5 might want to > consider ditching USE="-*" first. So you're using the supplied wheels now instead of removing them and trying to reinvent your own square ones now? ;-) -- Neil Bothwick It's not a bug, it's tradition!
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