Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] local mirrors (summary, leading to more questions)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:11:48
Message-Id: 20190429101100.21ed5e84@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: Aw: Re: [gentoo-user] local mirrors (summary, leading to more questions) by Peter Humphrey
1 On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:52:47 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote:
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3 > > Just to mention the PORTDIR variable is no longer meant to be
4 > > declared in / etc/portage/make.conf, but
5 > > in /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf, using the 'location = '
6 > > directive. See URL below:
7 > >
8 > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PORTDIR
9 >
10 > That muddies the water somewhat. Now we have PORTDIR defined in one
11 > place, and PKGDIR and DISTDIR in another.
12
13 Yes, but it makes sense as PORTDIR is specific to a repository while the
14 others are global settings.
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18 Neil Bothwick
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20 Macro: (n.) a series of keystrokes used to simulate a missing but
21 essential command.

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Re: [gentoo-user] local mirrors (summary, leading to more questions) Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>