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From: Ian Zimmerman <itz@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Backup [Was: Old Firefox ebuild?]
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:23:07
Message-Id: 20161015191804.6010.13C4B83E@matica.foolinux.mooo.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Backup [Was: Old Firefox ebuild?] by Neil Bothwick
1 On 2016-10-15 09:14, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2
3 > mv /usr/portage /var/
4 > Change PORTDIR in make.conf to suit
5 > Problem solved.
6
7 but ... quoting man make.conf:
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9 PORTDIR = [path]
10
11 Defines the location of main repository. This variable is
12 deprecated in favor of settings in repos.conf. If you
13 change this, you must update your
14 /etc/portage/make.profile symlink accordingly. Defaults
15 to /usr/portage.
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17 So, 2 warnings ... looks dangerous after all.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Backup [Was: Old Firefox ebuild?] Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>