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From: Josh Saddler <nightmorph@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] deprecating /etc/make.profile
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:22:45
Message-Id: 45A52E58.7010709@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] deprecating /etc/make.profile by Simon Stelling
1 Simon Stelling wrote:
2 > Hi all,
3 >
4 > As per bug 148388 [1] comment 1, I'd like to discuss the deprecation of
5 > /etc/make.profile and the use of a PORTAGE_PROFILE variable instead.
6 > Reason for this change aside from consistency with all other portage
7 > settings is the annoyance of re-adjusting the /etc/make.profile link
8 > before and after testing a profile change in an overlay/development repo.
9 >
10 > Before the change to portage is finally made, a few things will have to
11 > be done:
12 >
13 > * Adjust handbook
14 > * Adjust the eselect plugin
15 > * (Anything I'm missing?)
16 >
17 > If you don't like this idea, please speak up.
18 >
19 > [1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=148388
20 >
21
22 This would require widespread documentation changes for the GDP, so we
23 would absolutely require some close teamwork with the Portage guys if
24 this happens.

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