On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 06:24:17 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > You can use it to prevent ebuilds from installing unit files > > or open-rc scripts from doing so (based on what you want to opt-out > > of). > > From the man page... > > INSTALL_MASK = [space delimited list of file names] > > I do not want to input umpteen files names, or even extensions. The > man page says nothing about masking out directories.
"Everything is a file", nor does the man page say anything about not using it to mask out directories. Bearing in mind that this is the means chosen by the devs, it is reasonable to assume that it is practicable. > Maybe I should simply make a wrapper script that throws in... > "rm -rf /usr/lib/systemd/" at the end of an emerge. Or you could simply try INSTALL_MASK="/usr/lib/systemd/" in make.conf. It's not like your computer is going to explode if it fails to mask the service files. -- Neil Bothwick Women live longer than men because they have so many clothes that they wouldn't be caught dead in.
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