Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Migrate from rsync to git for emerge --sync?

[Rich Freeman]

On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 9:22 PM Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> On 2021-10-13, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
> >
> > Profile selection is implemented as a symlink from
> > /etc/portage/make.profile.  If you move your repository, then you need
> > to re-select the profile since the symlink will be broken.
>
> Indeed. And the failure that produces is not at all graceful.
>
> I spent a little time trying to figure out where in the Wiki or docs
> that the rsync -> git migration steps should be documented, but I
> didn't find anyplace that looked like the right home for that info.
>

Moving from rsync to git probably doesn't require re-selecting the
profile.  However, if you move the path of the repository itself then
that would require re-selecting the profile regardless of whether the
method of syncing is changed.

I got the impression from your email that you moved the repository
when you switched.  If you ONLY renamed the old one but kept the same
exact path, then after it pulled the new repo the profile should have
remained working as far as I am aware.  If I'm understanding the
situation, then the correct place to put this in the wiki is in any
section pertaining to moving the repository (such as to /var/db or
whatever).  It wouldn't hurt to make a note in any instructions for
switching to git to be aware of the requirement if the opportunity is
taken to move the repository at the same time.  It is a pretty logical
time to do this.

The error messages may very well have been misleading though.  Portage
is a bit infamous for misleading error messages.

-- 
Rich