Why would autounmask report that it had unmasked a package when emerge reports that package still to be masked?
arrakis ~ # arrakis ~ # autounmask dev-db/mysql-gui-tools-5.0_p12-r2 autounmask version 0.21 (using PortageXS-0.02.07 and portage-2.1.2.9) * Using repository: /usr/portage * Using package.keywords file: /etc/portage/package.keywords * Using package.unmask file: /etc/portage/package.unmask * Unmasking dev-db/mysql-gui-tools-5.0_p12-r2 and its dependencies.. this might take a while.. * done! arrakis ~ # arrakis ~ # cat /etc/portage/package.keywords >=net-im/pidgin-2.0.2 ~x86 >=net-nntp/pan-0.131 ~x86 dev-java/sun-jdk ~x86 >=dev-ruby/rcov-0.8.1.2.0 ~x86 >=dev-ruby/ruby-debug-0.9.3 ~x86 # --- # BEGIN: dev-db/mysql-gui-tools-5.0_p12-r2 # --- # --- # END: dev-db/mysql-gui-tools-5.0_p12-r2 # --- arrakis ~ # arrakis ~ # emerge --ask dev-db/mysql-gui-tools These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies \ !!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "dev-db/mysql-gui-tools" have been masked. !!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request: - dev-db/mysql-gui-tools-5.0_p12-r2 (masked by: required EAPI 1, supported EAPI 0) For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. arrakis ~ # thanks, Thufir -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list