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From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] installing portage in another directory structure
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 19:24:37
Message-Id: 200305202124.35043.pauldv@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] installing portage in another directory structure by Stephan Hermann
1 On Tuesday 20 May 2003 16:54, Stephan Hermann wrote:
2 >
3 > But I don't have a gentoo distribution as base linux.
4 > Company standard is debian and we have a split between OS administration
5 > and "application" administration.
6 > (application in the meaning of: software to run self coded products for
7 > customers)
8 >
9 > so I can't install the portage tree in /etc /usr/portage etc. I need to
10 > install it at /opt/apps/portage for example.
11
12 Unfortunately most ebuilds presume that they are build on a gentoo system, as
13 such they have hardcoded directories. In general portage is not really that
14 suitable as a secondary package manager.
15
16 Paul
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