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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:22:54 -0500, Jeremy Olexa wrote: |
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>> Is there any other solution to the /etc/make.profile/package.provided |
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>> file? As we all know the /usr/portage/ dir gets wiped of custom files on |
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>> every sync. It seems kinda silly that there is a package.provided |
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>> solution but it gets wiped every time, so is there any other way to |
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>> accomplish the same thing on a more permanent term that I am not aware |
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>> of? The portage man page does not suggest anything else. |
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> /etc/portage/profile overrides anything in /etc/make.profile, so |
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> use /etc/portage/profile/package.provided. |
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> This is covered in the portage man page |
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> /etc/portage/profile/ |
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> site-specific overrides of /etc/make.profile/ |
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Great, I knew there must be a solution for this issue. Thanks for |
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interpreting the man page for me ;) Perhaps it could be more clear what |
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"site-specific overrides" means but now I know. Thanks again. |
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Jeremy Olexa |
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(olexa@××××××.edu) |
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Office: EE/CS 1-201 |
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CS/IT Systems Staff |
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University of Minnesota |
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