Stroller wrote:
> 
> On 4 Oct 2009, at 08:40, Justin wrote:
>> Stroller wrote:
>>> Hi there,
>>
>>> !!! The following installed packages are masked:
>>> - dev-db/postgresql-8.1.11 (masked by: package.mask)
>>> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask:
>>> # Patrick Lauer <patr...@gentoo.org> (03 Oct 2009)
>>> # Mask unsupported and obsolete postgres packages
>>> # Use postgresql-server (or postgresql-base) instead
>>
>>
>> So just unemerge your dev-db/postgresql and try again. everything should
>> be fine then.
> 
> Uh, if I unmerge dev-db/postgresql then I won't have the database
> backend that my accounts system depends upon.
> 
> Did you read the part of my message where I said that:
> 
>>>  I'm running x86 (NOT ~x86), and all versions of postgresql-server
>>> are marked with a ~.
> 
> ??
> 
> Stroller.
> 

You are right but the problem should be solved 'cause it isunmasked again.
I couldn't imagine a dev masking something where there is no stable
alternative.


justin



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