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From: Emanuele Rusconi <emarsk@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] advice on transitioning from package.use file to package.use directory
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:11:06
Message-Id: CAPife4nEWM2XXx5+1+xtpZ0mki5dbg6GT2TMczCz8iU7=h5QCg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] advice on transitioning from package.use file to package.use directory by Walter Dnes
1 On 1 September 2015 at 10:02, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
2 > How many heads will explode? I have /etc/portage/package.use/package.use
3 > file (YES!) The only reason I made a package.use directory was because I
4 > set up a cross-build environment, so that my ancient 32-bit Atom netbook
5 > wouldn't have to spend 14 hours building Seamonkey. The cross-compiler
6 > *DEMANDS* a package.use directory.
7 >
8 > [d531][waltdnes][~] ll /etc/portage/package.use/
9 > total 24
10 > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 30 17:05 .
11 > drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Jul 30 17:03 ..
12 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41 Mar 25 00:04 cross---help
13 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37 Mar 25 00:01 cross--p
14 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 274 May 4 12:07 cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu
15 > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 585 Jul 30 17:05 package.use
16 >
17 > --
18 > Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
19 > I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
20 >
21
22 Yeah, crazy, right? I mean, a configuration file WITHIN a directory!!
23 Woah, it's mind-boggling, dude!!
24
25 -- Emanuele Rusconi

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Re: [gentoo-user] advice on transitioning from package.use file to package.use directory Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>