On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:55:31 +0100, Wim Cossement wrote:
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> But the easiest way to compile a masked package is:
>
> ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge packagename (if the mask flag is ~x86, of
> course.
>
> Check the Gentoo site for docs and more info!

I did. ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="-*" does not work. See this:

root@mars peter # ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="-*" emerge -p e

These are the packages that I would merge, in order:

Calculating dependencies
!!! All ebuilds that could satisfy "e" have been masked.
!!! One of the following masked packages is required to complete your request:
- x11-wm/e-9999 (masked by: -* keyword)

For more information, see MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge man page or
section 2.2 "Software Availability" in the Gentoo Handbook.