emerge masked package

ob1kenobi · n00b Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 7

I did the followings:

root# echo "x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

root# emerge =x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0

I received:

--- Invalid atom in /etc/portage/package.keywords: x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0
Calculating dependencies
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "=x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0 (masked by: missing keyword)

and I can't understand what I have to do.
Thanks for the help.
Regards,

ob1kenobi

intmain · Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:03 am Post subject:

When you add "x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0" to /etc/portage/package.keywords, portage doesn't know which keyword to accept. This package is masked as not available (-) on ppc macos, so you have to add this entry:
=x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0 -*
Your entry is invalid, because portage expects a keyword after the package name.

ob1kenobi · n00b Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 7

I tried it but it doesn't change anything.

shazam75 · Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:43 am Post subject:

you need to put this in your keywords file:

=x11-libs/gtkglarea-1.99.0 ~amd64

NOTE - the ~amd64 is if ur using amd on 64 bit.

Valkura · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:31 am Post subject:

shazam75 · Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:57 am Post subject:

apoligies