Re: [gentoo-user] local mirrors (summary, leading to more questions)

[Peter Humphrey]

On Monday, 29 April 2019 10:11:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:52:47 +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> > > Just to mention the PORTDIR variable is no longer meant to be
> > > declared in / etc/portage/make.conf, but
> > > in /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf, using the 'location = '
> > > directive.  See URL below:
> > >
> > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PORTDIR
> >
> > That muddies the water somewhat. Now we have PORTDIR defined in one
> > place, and PKGDIR and DISTDIR in another.
>
> Yes, but it makes sense as PORTDIR is specific to a repository while the
> others are global settings.

So, next time I move my portage tree (which will also be the first time :) ) I 
have to remember to change two files, not just one.

-- 
Regards,
Peter.