From: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 16:30:01 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: package.mask: Last rite sys-apps/yum & rdep, #499328
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package.mask: Last rite sys-apps/yum & rdep, #499328
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diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index c22c0fcd9edf..bf700ab10700 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (04 Aug 2017)
+# sys-apps/yum is severely outdated (last bump 2013), unmaintained
+# since 2010. It has vulnerabilities. Removal in 30 days. Bug #499328.
+#
+# app-arch/createrepo is the last unmasked dependency. Since it is not
+# useful at all without yum, it is being removed as well. Bug #620992.
+app-arch/createrepo
+sys-apps/yum
+
 # Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> (04 Aug 2017)
 # Unmaintained since mid-2016, requires an active maintainer. Has
 # multiple build failure bugs. Removal in 30 days. Bug #580516.