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Masked package
I've never installed a masked package before but I have to use a
mod_perl >= 1.99.

http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=mod_perl

Would it be safest to use 1.99.08 for this? What is the best emerge
command to use for this?

- Grant

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Grant wrote:
| I've never installed a masked package before but I have to use a
| mod_perl >= 1.99.
|
| http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=mod_perl
|
| Would it be safest to use 1.99.08 for this? What is the best emerge
| command to use for this?
|
| - Grant

Firstly, it's not masked, but rather just in testing (~arch). If you
need an ~arch package, you might as well get the latest one since it
will also include the latest bug fixes, IMO.

To install an ~arch version of a package, add it to
/etc/portage/package.keywords. Assuming /etc/portage exists, you can
just do:

echo "app-misc/foo ~x86" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords
emerge foo -pv

Read 'man portage' for all the lovely details.

Cheers
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