Re: [gentoo-user] Layman trouble

[Mick]

On Sunday 18 Dec 2016 14:43:09 Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
> Corbin Bird <corbinbird@×××××××.net> [16-12-18 14:28]:
> > On 12/18/2016 05:57 AM, Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to get layman working for me.
> > > I used the informations available here:
> > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Layman#repos.conf_method_.28default.29
> > > and here:
> > >
> > > So far so nice...I can add, fetch and delete repos.
> > >
> > > But neither eix nor emerge do see that contents ... I cannot
> > > emerge anything from added overlays.
> > >
> > > If specific files are needed, I will post them on demand
> > > to avoid polluting the mailinglist with a bunch default
> > > ones... ;)
> > >
> > > How can I fix it?
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Meino
> >
> > A request for more information, please.
> >
> > What version of layman are you using and which config method did you use?
> > Do you have a "local" overlay setup as well?
>
> Hi Corbin,
>
> here they are! :)
>
> No, for the first I want to access/use overlays provided through
> the people of the internet.
>
>
> The installed layman:
> [I] app-portage/layman
>      Available versions:  2.0.0-r1 2.0.0-r3 ~2.1.0-r3 ~2.2.0-r7 ~2.3.0-r1
> ~2.4.0-r1 ~2.4.1-r1 **9999 {bazaar cvs darcs g-sorcery +git gpg mercurial
> sqlite squashfs subversion sync-plugin-portage test PYTHON_TARGETS="pypy
> python2_7 python3_4 python3_5"} Installed versions:  2.0.0-r3(10:16:19
> 12/18/16)(bazaar cvs darcs git mercurial subversion -test
> PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 -pypy") Homepage:
> http://layman.sourceforge.net
>      Description:         Tool to manage Gentoo overlays
>
>
> The config methog:
> I added the block
>
> #---------------
> # Repository config types used by layman
> # (repos.conf, make.conf)
> conf_type : repos.conf
>
> to the end of /etc/layman/layman.cfg
> conf_tyoe was not mentioned in that cfg-file as it was installed,
> so I dont know, whether the docs was outdated, which mentioned it.
>
> /etc/make.conf (yes, it is at that place on my system...why? dont
> know...;) was not altered while tryong to layman anything...
>
> Cheers
> Meino

You need to let portage source the /var/lib/layman/make.conf file to know where 
to find the overlays.  Are you sourcing /var/lib/layman/make.conf in your 
make.conf?

The wiki suggests:

  echo "source /var/lib/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/portage/make.conf

-- 
Regards,
Mick