Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

[Alan McKinnon]

On 11/08/2013 18:48, Tanstaafl wrote:
> On 2013-08-11 12:03 PM, Marc Joliet <marcec@×××.de> wrote:
>> When in doubt, read the man page (make.conf(5)):
>>
>> "[...]
>> DESCRIPTION
>>         This  file  contains various variables that are used by
>> Portage.  Portage will check
>>         the currently-defined environment variables first for any
>> settings.  If no  environ‐
>>         ment   settings   are   found,   Portage  then  checks  the
>> make.conf  files.  Both
>>         /etc/make.conf and /etc/portage/make.conf are checked  (if
>> present),  and  settings
>>         from  /etc/portage/make.conf will override settings from
>> /etc/make.conf. [...]"
>
> Thanks... my point was more that the news item didn't explain this -
> also, this answers as to make.conf, but what about make.profile?
>
> I just don't like being forced to assume, or 'test for myself', when it
> could be made crystal clear in the news item/docs.
>
> Also, would
>
> ~ cd /etc/portage
> ~ ln -s make.profile ../usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0

No. That links a file in /etc/portage to something that doesn't exist
(arguments wrong way round), and the .. parent directory doesn't belong
there at all:

cd /etc/portage
ln -s $POSTDIR/profiles/path/to/profile/you/want profile.conf


>
> Be the right way to create the make.profile symlink in the new location?
>
> Not sure why the two preceeding dots are there in the current one in
> /etc, but they are...
>
> On 2013-08-11 12:16 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote:
>> My question is why do you have files in both locations?
>
> I don't... I was getting ready to change these, and was just asking the
> question... ;)


new overrides old in this case


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Alan McKinnon
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