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package.mask (Konzept)

Mechanism to mask specific versions or packages (/etc/portage/package.mask).

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Syntax
$echo '=category/package-1.2.3' >> /etc/portage/package.mask
Examples
$echo '=dev-lang/python-3.5*' >> /etc/portage/package.mask
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
package.mask (Konzept) --help
Note Often used to exclude problematic versions.
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