Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:42:22
Message-Id: 45F1718A.9000908@ercbroadband.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do? by "Marcus D. Hanwell"
1 Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
2 > On Friday 09 March 2007 14:04:48 Mark Haney wrote:
3 >> Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
4 >>> rm /etc/make.profile
5 >>> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
6 >>>
7 >>> Then all will be well again.
8 >> Okay, now I'm confused. I've been running (and updating portage) using
9 >> that profile since Feb 21. So how is that possible?
10 >
11 > I think there was a testing version of the 2007.0 profile in the tree, it is
12 > not there now. I have no clue how you managed to be using 2007.0 unless you
13 > made the updated link yourself.
14
15 Which is exactly what I did. I had assumed that since the profile was
16 there (and I run the stable branch for almost everything) that is was
17 'stable' and released. I'll know to double check that next time.
18
19 >
20 > I have a system I installed two days ago which used 2006.1, it is now using
21 > 2006.1/desktop, then I have several other systems I administor using 2006.0
22 > or 2006.1. Changing the symlink will fix your issue, the new profiles should
23 > not be used until that version is released as they are *experimental*, i.e.
24 > things are being tried out in them etc.
25 >
26 > Right now I am busy writing up my thesis and so I am not sure exactly why they
27 > have been removed from the tree as I don't have time to keep up with
28 > everything in the amd64 herd. I would highly recommend using 2006.1/desktop
29 > for desktop systems and making the switch to 2007.1 once the release is made.
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33 Ita erat quando hic adveni.
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do? Sebastian Redl <sebastian.redl@×××××××××××.at>