Re: [gentoo-catalyst] updates to the Catalyst reference manual

[Chris Gianelloni]

On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 20:36 -0600, William Kilian wrote:
> Here are some generic questions I have that reference manual doesn't answer:
>
> Where should I specify ${clst_storedir} and ${clst_sharedir}?
> Environment, spec file, envscript?

/etc/catalyst/catalyst.conf and nowhere else.

> Can the grp/use, tinderbox/use, and livecd/use settings include
> negations (-java) and wildcards?

It uses normal portage USE syntax.  If portage supports it, then you can
use it.

> For each target, there are possibly use flags, virtuals, keywords, and
> package masks coming possibly from any of: the catalyst spec file; the
> portage_confdir; the snapshot's /usr/portage/profiles; the seed's

The portage_confdir would override whatever is in the portage tree, just
like on a normal system.

> /usr/portage/profiles; the seed's /etc/make.conf; and the seed's

The seed has no /usr/portage/profiles and the make.conf is ignored.

> /etc/portage. For each target, which portage settings come from which

Your seed stage should never have anything in /etc/portage, at all.  If
you are using a portage_confdir for one target, then you will need it
for them all (unless it doesn't apply).  For example, if you make a
change to glibc in your portage_confdir, then you must use the same
portage_confdir throughout the entire build process, or glibc will be
rebuilt in a later target when emerge --newuse is called.  Everything
must be consistent across all targets, otherwise the latest target's
environment takes precedence.

> sources? A table for each target that illustrates what settings comes
> from what location would provide me with a lot more clarity.

It works identical to portage itself.

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Chris Gianelloni
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