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trondert
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 Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask[SOLVED] |
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I am curently trying to emerge phpBB, I have added it to the
/etc/portage/package.unmask
But when i try to emerge again, it gives this:
| Quote: | Calculating dependencies
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "phpBB" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- www-apps/phpBB-2.0.17 (masked by: ~x86 keyword)
# Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org> (30 Jun 2005)
# Masked due to constant security bugs.
For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or
section 2.2 "Software Availability" in the Gentoo Handbook.
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So just to check if i have the file wrong, i try to change what i put in package.unmask. Then it gives an aditional error msg at the beginning of the previous one.
Whats going on? Checked the handbook, and i have done just what it said; added it to package.unmask.
Im kinda lost here now, gone thru the forums, but can't find anything....
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dgaffuri
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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You've to add
| Code: | | www-apps/phpBB ~x86 |
to package.keywords too. Besides beeing masked it's marked unstable.
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trondert
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Whoha!!
thx for the quick and correct reply  |
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Carlo
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| trondert wrote: | # Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org> (30 Jun 2005)
# Masked due to constant security bugs. |
Can it be made more clear that you shouldn't use it?!
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wjholden
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| phpBB is no longer supported in Portage. I remember seeing an explaination on planet.gentoo.org some time ago, but I cannot find it now. You're better off installing it manually anyways. |
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Nijinski
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| Carlo wrote: | | trondert wrote: | # Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org> (30 Jun 2005)
# Masked due to constant security bugs. |
Can it be made more clear that you shouldn't use it?! |
Odd to see that the users aren't allowed the convenience of using it through portage yet the official forum that you are posting this recommendation in is running it.
I assume this is due to change soon ?
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wjholden
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| Nijinski wrote: | | Carlo wrote: | | trondert wrote: | # Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org> (30 Jun 2005)
# Masked due to constant security bugs. |
Can it be made more clear that you shouldn't use it?! |
Odd to see that the users aren't allowed the convenience of using it through portage yet the official forum that you are posting this recommendation in is running it.
I assume this is due to change soon ? |
Unlikely. |
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Carlo
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| Nijinski wrote: | | Odd to see that the users aren't allowed the convenience of using it through portage yet the official forum that you are posting this recommendation in is running it. |
This existence of this board and the decision of the developers who care for webapp stuff, not to support phpBB any longer because of the never ending cycle of vulnerabilties do not relate. You can call that unfortunate if you want to, but at least unless someone steps up to care for phpBB, their decision stands. And when you have a look at the CVE list, it's quite understandable.
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wjholden
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| Carlo wrote: | | Nijinski wrote: | | Odd to see that the users aren't allowed the convenience of using it through portage yet the official forum that you are posting this recommendation in is running it. |
This existence of this board and the decision of the developers who care for webapp stuff, not to support phpBB any longer because of the never ending cycle of vulnerabilties do not relate. You can call that unfortunate if you want to, but at least unless someone steps up to care for phpBB, their decision stands. And when you have a look at the CVE list, it's quite understandable. |
I second that. From what I read, phpBB was too much work to support without sufficient developer interest. If anyone feels like maintaining phpBB ebuilds and patches for Portage I am sure the developers would be more than happy to work with you. |
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Nijinski
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| Carlo wrote: | | Nijinski wrote: | | Odd to see that the users aren't allowed the convenience of using it through portage yet the official forum that you are posting this recommendation in is running it. |
This existence of this board and the decision of the developers who care for webapp stuff, not to support phpBB any longer because of the never ending cycle of vulnerabilties do not relate. You can call that unfortunate if you want to, but at least unless someone steps up to care for phpBB, their decision stands. And when you have a look at the CVE list, it's quite understandable. |
My apologies, I hadn't realised it was quite that bad for vulnerabilities.
Anyone have any experience of http://www.simplemachines.org/index.php as a forum ?
I think I should be dropping phpBB as well by the look of it.
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jamapii
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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CVE list
Many of them are for PHPBB modifications. |
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Monkeh
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Indeed, rather a lot of them are. A forum I've worked on for the last year or so (and been a member of for more than two years) has used phpBB for years on end, and only one single time has it been exploited in any way. Was a rather serious way however... Typo in sessions.php went unnoticed from initial 2.0 release until 2.0.12.. I also run two small forums with it with no security issues as of yet. As long as you keep it updated (update it the moment you notice a new version is out..), it's not a problem. |
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msimonc
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:04 am Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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The quality of these pages is excellent.
Me wonder: if phpBB is not now supported, how is it that the current rev: 2.0.20
is up to date on Gentoo yet looks to have been released
by www.phpbb.com less than 2 months ago?
phpBB is integrated with Zen-Cart, which is me reason to use it.
Thanx |
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Monkeh
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| Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: Re: emergeing phpBB - can't unmask |
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| Carlo wrote: | | trondert wrote: | # Aaron Walker <ka0ttic@gentoo.org> (30 Jun 2005)
# Masked due to constant security bugs. |
Can it be made more clear that you shouldn't use it?! |
Plenty of others use it. I work on a reasonably large forum (with plenty of enemies) which has been using it for 3-4 years now. Only once have we been hacked, and it was the night before we patched. As long as you keep up to date, it REALLY isn't a problem. |
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trossachs
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I've installed phpBB manually and have been using it for over a year.
Due to some probs I decided to emerge the Gentoo version and start a fresh install for one of my forums. Does anyone have any "Gentoo docs" of how to configure this app as I am used to downloading the files manually and working on them in that way? |
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