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diff --git a/doc/configuration/packagemask.html.part.in b/doc/configuration/packagemask.html.part.in index b913ccd8d..1b3e05e06 100644 --- a/doc/configuration/packagemask.html.part.in +++ b/doc/configuration/packagemask.html.part.in @@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ configuration files which may be bash files (<code>package_mask.bash</code> etc) specifications in <code>package_mask.conf</code>. If a package version is matched by entries in both files, it is unmasked.</p> +<p>Exheres layout repositories allow masks to be categories by a token such as "security" or "scm". To unmask a package, +but only if its token is of a particular kind, follow the specification by one or more whitespace separated token names. +If token names are specified this way, an unmask is only taken if at least one of the tokens matches the mask.</p> + <h2>Example</h2> <p>An example <code>package_mask.conf</code>:</p> @@ -32,5 +36,8 @@ sys-apps/portage <pre> # Ignore repository and profile masks for things in the toolchain overlay */*::toolchain + +# (Exheres layout repositories only) ignore security masks for PHP +dev-lang/php security </pre> |