Re: [gentoo-user] creating overlay to modify net-fs/samba-3.6.18

[Mick]

On Thursday 12 Sep 2013 01:28:00 Timur Aydin wrote:
> On 09/12/13 01:00, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > Yes of course, it make a great deal of sense now. Basically, your local
> > overlay had no idea where the parent portage tree is or how to find it
> > so couldn't find the eclass directory.
> >
> > As I understand it, this information used to be hard-coded magic and
> > overlays would "just know where to look". Since recently, you have to
> > configure it explicitly and not use hidden super-magic.
> >
> > You would have been getting confusing messages in emerge output about a
> > faulty masters setting for overlays, pity we didn't spot that up front.
> > Double pity that there wasn't a clear message or news item about what
> > the error meant and the impact....


What happens when you run emerge with the new portage is that this error 
message pops up:

# emerge -uaDv world
!!! Repository 'x-portage' is missing masters attribute in 
'/usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf'
!!! Set 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility


However, as Alan says it is a puzzle why there wasn't a news item warning 
users of this new configuration requirement and how things may break if it is 
not complied with;  or why the ebuild does not create itself the 
'/usr/local/portage/metadata/' directory and populate layout.conf with default 
values - unless the user has already done so.

Either way it shouldn't let the user make WAGs as to what is now necessary for 
a properly functioning package manager.
-- 
Regards,
Mick