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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] desktop & sever profiles; was: Re: jpg support
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:06:30
Message-Id: ABF304F6-BE7E-4D1C-A6D1-847D9F353E2B@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] desktop & sever profiles; was: Re: jpg support by Daniel Pielmeier
1 On 8 Nov 2008, at 17:35, Daniel Pielmeier wrote:
2
3 > Stroller schrieb am 08.11.2008 18:13:
4 >>
5 >> I wouldn't be inclined to assume a new user might be using a server
6 >> profile because last time I checked these spit out an ugly warning
7 >> message about "this profile being untested" for EVERY SINGLE package
8 >> emerged.
9 >> ...
10 >
11 > I don't know if the server profile is untested. I for myself neither
12 > use
13 > a server nor a desktop profile. Here is my profile symlink.
14 >
15 > /etc/make.profile ->
16 > /media/system/repositories/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0
17
18
19 I assume you're aware that if you look inside that directory you'll
20 find "desktop" and "server" subdirectories?
21
22 $ ls /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0/
23 desktop developer parent server
24 $ ls -l /etc/make.profile
25 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 Oct 8 07:01 /etc/make.profile -> /usr/
26 portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0
27 $ ls /etc/make.profile
28 desktop developer parent server
29 $
30
31 In this case I had assumed the "default" was for Portage simply to
32 assume desktop.
33
34 Stroller.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] desktop & sever profiles; was: Re: jpg support Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] desktop & sever profiles; was: Re: jpg support Daniel Pielmeier <daniel.pielmeier@××××××××××.com>