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On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:38:15 +1000, Richard Watson wrote: |
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> I'm trying to use the contents of the 2005.1 packages CD. This may be a |
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> silly question but do I simply copy the files I want to use into the |
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> directory /usr/portage/distfiles or is there a emerge command that |
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> allows me to take them directly off the CD? |
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distfiles is for source tarballs, not binary packages. |
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Set PKGDIR to the packages directory on the CD (in make.conf or on the |
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command line) and run emerge with the --usepkg option. |
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man emerge for more details. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Caution, an incorrigible punster - don't incorrige. |
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