Where is everything?

bd · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 8:13 pm Post subject: Where is everything?

I just wondered where all the things that were in portage are, and why some new things doesn't show up.
Right now i can't remember so many things i miss but at least i miss these two:
swat
superkaramba

or maybe i just spell them wrong?

THANKS

simcop2387 · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 8:45 pm Post subject:

super karamba is just a simple
"emerge superkaramba"

swat is part of samba actually, dont remember how to set it up there should be something in docs, hints and tips. i'll look in a minute

bd · Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:58 am Post subject:

superkaramba is masked, how can i merge it?

Paidhi · Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Where is everything?

To merge a masked package you can use ACCEPT_KEYWORDS.
In your case:

bd · Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 8:31 pm Post subject:

First:
Thanks paidhi!

And then:
Why are packages masked?

aanund · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 29 Aug 2002 Posts: 147

because they are not considered "stable enough" to be part of stable, i.e. they might break something, clash with other packages in stable or blah blah blah.