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On 7/22/07, Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu> wrote: |
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> At Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:27:09 +0200 Dirk Heinrichs < |
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> dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de> wrote: |
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> > Am Samstag, 21. Juli 2007 schrieb Allan Gottlieb: |
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> >> echo "dev-java/blackdown-jre nsplugin" >> |
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> >> /etc/make.profile/package.use.mask echo "dev-java/blackdown-jdk |
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> nsplugin" |
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> >> >> /etc/make.profile/package.use.mask echo |
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> "dev-java/blackdown-java3d-bin |
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> >> nsplugin" >> /etc/make.profile/package.use.mask |
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> > |
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> > No. /etc/make.profile is a softlink into the portage tree. What ever you |
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> > change there will be overwritten when you sync the tree next time. The |
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> > correct file is /etc/portage/package.use and the entry should be |
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> > dev-java/blackdown-jdk -nsplugin |
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> > And, this is only needed when you use this package. As long as it's not |
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> > installed on your system, you don't even need to worry. |
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> Thank you. I was fooled by "man portage", but I should have know |
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> better. That is, I knew full well, but forgot, that /usr/profile is |
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> temporary and that user changes should be make in /etc/portage. |
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> Should I file a bug with proposed extra words for the beginning of the |
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> "portage" man page? |
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> thanks again, |
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> allan |
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> -- |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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the manpage for portage has both references to /etc/make.profile/ and |
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/etc/portage/ (it's in the synopsis): |
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/etc/ |
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make.globals |
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make.conf(5) |
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/etc/make.profile/ |
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deprecated |
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make.defaults |
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packages |
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packages.build |
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package.provided |
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package.use |
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package.use.force |
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package.use.mask |
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parent |
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profile.bashrc |
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use.force |
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use.mask |
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virtuals |
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/etc/portage/ |
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bashrc |
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modules |
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package.keywords |
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package.mask |
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package.unmask |
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package.use |
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mirrors |
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categories |
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/etc/portage/profile/ |
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site-specific overrides of /etc/make.profile/ |
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/usr/portage/profiles/ |
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arch.list |
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categories |
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info_pkgs |
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info_vars |
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package.mask |
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profiles.desc |
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thirdpartymirrors |
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use.desc |
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use.local.desc |
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/var/cache/edb/ |
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misc internal cache files |
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/var/db/pkg/ |
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database to track installed packages |
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/var/lib/portage/ |
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config |
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world |
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- Mark Shields |
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