[SOLVED] How install Mate with masked ~amd64?

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Hi,

I want to add MATE in a machine with openRC init system - I already have KDE, so it going to be multi DE -
When I try to emerge mate-base/mate I get a message that it is masked ~amd64 - Is this the right package?
This is the first time I need to do it so please let me know where I should add this keyword?

xaviermiller · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:05 pm Post subject:

Use package.keywords
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?full=1#book_part2_chap1
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pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Xavier Hi,

Sorry but not sure I know exactly what to do:
In the link you gave me, it is not detailed (Actually it is said there that if a package is masked - better not install it at all...).
I found in another text the follwoing command - Please let me know if it is OK:

TomWij · Retired Dev Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 1553

Add the list from https://gist.github.com/TomWij/f858dd1a8e024034b99d to /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords; no need to put anything behind it, if you leave out the keywords it'll automatically pick your ~${ARCH}.

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

TomWij Hi,

Sorry, but this is first time to do it...
I copied the list that you gave me to /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords -
I tried to emerge mate-base/mate and again get the mask messages, like:

TomWij · Retired Dev Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 1553

Yes, I've added it to the list now; can you let me know what else is needed?

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

TomWij,

These are the messages now:

TomWij · Retired Dev Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 1553

Yes, those two too. A local stabilization test reveals that when checking recursively what else to add those are the only two left; so, add dev-libs/libindicator and dev-libs/libdbusmenu to /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords and you should be done with adding exceptions. The list in the earlier link that I gave has been updated accordingly. Thank you for helping to sort this out as I don't currently have a stable system available.

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Dear TomWij,

I copied the updated list and now it is running.
I have learned something today...

Thanks

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Dear TomWij,

Mate was emerged and it nice working.

Now I want to emerge enlightenment:0.17 - I get the following mask messages and would like to know
if to add the 4 lines to the list of /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords, as you told me to do with Mate, or now I need to use ~amd64?

The Doctor · Moderator Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 2678

If I may give two observations:

1) What you did for mate is the general procedure for installing unstable packages. There is nothing particularly special about mate in this regard.
2) Mixing stable and unstable branches has a nasty habit of being unstable and difficult to maintain. You may want to consider switching entirely to the unstable branch. I have been running on the unstable branch for a few years and I have rarely had any problems. Most problems tend to be trivial although on very rare occasions more serous ones come up.
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pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Hi Doctor,

The Doctor · Moderator Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 2678

I meant you might want to consider changing the option in make.conf. It certainly isn't something you should do lightly as it can have far reaching effects and more than a few surprises. It is also not at all required for what you are trying to do. I just wanted to point it out as an option as well as caution you to the about what can happen if you do too much mixing with stable and unstable.

This may be enlightening. https://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3&chap=3 for both questions.

If it helps, you can think of dealing with unstable packages just like you would use flags. You can set per package options in a specific file or set the option in make.conf. The only real difference is that unstable occasionally lives up to its name.

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Dear Doctor,

According your reply, I see that this is a sensitive issue, and I need to learn more - I will try to figure out from the link you noted.
In addition, I will be glad to see referring from TomWij and others - More point of views are better, usually...

The Doctor · Moderator Joined: 27 Jul 2010 Posts: 2678

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Hi,

pmam · Veteran Joined: 30 Dec 2013 Posts: 1145

Finally, I add manually the masked lines as I did with MATE and now it is running.
Hope I did OK...

TomWij · Retired Dev Joined: 04 Jul 2012 Posts: 1553

In package.accept_keywords nothing means "use the version with your arch listed as testing", "~amd64" means "use the version with amd64 listed as testing" (in this case equivalent to nothing) and "**" means "use the version without keywords". To use testing packages on your system; you'll want to use "~amd64" behind the packages, but you don't have to as leaving that out it'll default to "~amd6". A lot of people hence don't type the keywords as it's repetitive and unnecessary to type them; unless well, you require ** another time, but I don't think you need it here. So, you did OK.

As The Doctor said; if you do this a lot, consider to instead put ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" in /etc/portage/make.conf to get on a testing system and avoid having to mix and/or accept keywords the whole time.