Zac Medico wrote:
So, here's a description of the whole algorithm that I'd use:
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I think the following is equivalent, but simpler and more general since it doesn't have to mention details like ** and friends that aren't currently in PMS, and doesn't assume that the rule for handling KEYWORDS is simply "does it contain at least one of the accepted values? (plus handling of ** etc)". (For example, I can imagine something like "accept the package if it has amd64, or if it has both ~amd64 and x86" being potentially useful for some people, although I don't think it's implemented anywhere at the moment.)
1) Pretend that all stable keywords in the package's KEYWORDS are replaced with the corresponding ~arch ones 2) If this would result in the package being masked by keywords (I forget the exact terminology Portage uses, but I'm sure you know what I mean), then apply the masks/forces from package.use.stable.*
