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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PORTDIR_OVERLAY in make.conf has no effect anymore?
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:03:07
Message-Id: 5506B85E.8060902@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] PORTDIR_OVERLAY in make.conf has no effect anymore? by Helmut Jarausch
1 On 16/03/2015 12:56, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
2 > On 03/16/2015 11:42:28 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote:
3 >> On 16/03/2015 12:07, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
4 >>> Hi,
5 >>>
6 >>> since a few days when I configured /etc/repos.conf the setting of
7 >>> PORTDIR_OVERLAY in /etc/portage/make.conf
8 >>> seems to get ignored.
9 >>>
10 >>> I have some overlays here (installed by layman)
11 >>> but I don't wont all of these to be considered for updating
12 >>> when I say emerge -auv ..
13 >>>
14 >>> Previously, I could manage which overlays were considered by setting
15 >>> the PORTDIR_OVERLAY in /etc/portage/make.conf
16 >>>
17 >>> This doesn't work anymore.
18 >>>
19 >>> What did I miss?
20 >>>
21 >>> Many thanks for a hint,
22 >>> Helmut
23 >>>
24 >>>
25 >>
26 >>
27 >> Read the news item publish on 2 Feb 2015 called
28 >> "New portage plug-in sync system"
29 >>
30 >> The variable you want is auto-sync= [yes|no]
31 >>
32 >> --
33 >> Alan McKinnon
34 >> alan.mckinnon@×××××.com
35 >>
36 >
37 > Thanks Alan, I have auto-sync=no.
38 > Still,
39 >
40 > emerge -avu @world
41 > considers even those overlays which have auto-sync=no.
42
43
44 I see now. When you said "update" I assumed you meant sync.
45 update as in emerge world is different.
46
47
48 Does the option "priority", set per-repo, and documented here:
49
50 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Portage/Sync
51
52 fit your needs?
53
54
55 --
56 Alan McKinnon
57 alan.mckinnon@×××××.com

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