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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] stage3/handbook mismatch
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 02:28:51
Message-Id: CAK2H+ecuSvUOq6ZxMAbGh7j_H9FoSVYwuds-jZ4+YrwpkLsgjg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] stage3/handbook mismatch by Pandu Poluan
1 On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:49 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote:
2 >
3 > On Sep 11, 2012 5:19 AM, "Mark Knecht" <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >>
5 >> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Chris Stankevitz
6 >> <chrisstankevitz@×××××.com> wrote:
7 >> > On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
8 >> > wrote:
9 >> >> That's a very new change just announced globally today and only for
10 >> >> new installs. Take a look at eselect news for more info.
11 >> >
12 >> > What a coincidence! I went with the older stage3 approach.
13 >> >
14 >> > Thank you,
15 >> >
16 >> > Chris
17 >> >
18 >>
19 >> I just switched 3 machines over to the new way. It works fine. eselect
20 >> profile set will create the new link in /etc/portage. I figure the
21 >> biggest issue for me is that I won't be able to mindlessly type vi
22 >> /etc/make.conf anymore. ;-)
23 >>
24 >
25 > Ahh... the curse of muscle memory... I bet I'll experience some dumbfounded
26 > moments for at least one week, staring at an empty vi screen due to muscle
27 > memory typing /etc/make.conf instead of /etc/portage/make.conf ... :-P
28 >
29 > Rgds,
30
31 Someone else suggested (or I think they suggested) putting a link at
32 /etc/make.conf pointing at the new location. That might help with that
33 problem. I'm just gonna force myself to learn the new location but
34 like you're worried about I've already done it a couple of times
35 today!
36
37 - Mark

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Re: [gentoo-user] stage3/handbook mismatch Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info>