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Masked: This package is masked.

Reason: No longer serves any purpose. The mail desktop files are installed by >=app-emacs/emacs-common-1.14 for all GNU Emacs (USE=gui) users. Removal on 2026-05-09. Bug #972459.

Masked by Ulrich Müller on 2026-04-09

Install

Install this package:

emerge -a x11-misc/emacs-desktop-mail

If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:

autounmask x11-misc/emacs-desktop-mail

Or alternatively:

emerge --autounmask-write -a x11-misc/emacs-desktop-mail

Package Information

Description:: Desktop entries for handling mailto URIs with GNU Emacs
Homepage:: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Emacs
License:: metapackage

Versions

Version	EAPI	Keywords	Slot
1.3	8	~amd64 ~x86	0

Metadata

Maintainers

Gentoo GNU Emacs project (gnu-emacs@gentoo.org) - Type: project

Raw Metadata XML

<pkgmetadata>
	<maintainer type="project">
		<email>gnu-emacs@gentoo.org</email>
		<name>Gentoo GNU Emacs project</name>
	</maintainer>
	<stabilize-allarches></stabilize-allarches>
</pkgmetadata>

Lint Warnings

[Error] Missing md5-cache for ebuild emacs-desktop-mail-1.3
[Error] Missing or unparsable Manifest file