[gentoo-user] Re: kde overlay is missing manifests

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 11/10/2011 12:30 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 11/09/2011 10:43 PM, Aljosha Papsch wrote:
>> 2011/11/9 Nikos Chantziaras<realnc@×××××.de>:
>>> What's happening with the kde overlay? All "Manifest" files are gone
>>> and I
>>> can't emerge anything because of that.
>>
>> The overlay uses new Manifest format. Read the blog entry:
>> http://dilfridge.blogspot.com/2011/11/gentoo-kde-stabilization-and-kde.html
>>
>
> Hmm, I am on ~AMD64, therefore using an ~arch portage, but I still get
> errors about missing manifests. I suppose I can't use the ebuilds
> anymore? I symlink directories to my local overlay, like:
>
> ln -s /kdeoverlay/x11-themes/oxygen-gtk /usr/local/portage/x11-themes
>
> What do I need to symlink now, and to where?

OK, figured it out.  I need to create 
"/usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf" and put this in it:

   thin-manifests = true

Then it works again.  I've no idea what effects this will have on the 
other ebuilds in my local overlay though.