Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge advises upgrade profile
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:53:58
Message-Id: 200910270152.27090.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] emerge advises upgrade profile by William Kenworthy
1 On Tuesday 27 October 2009 01:48:22 William Kenworthy wrote:
2 > rattus ~ # eselect profile list
3 > Available profile symlink targets:
4 > [1] default/linux/x86/10.0 *
5 > [2] default/linux/x86/10.0/desktop
6 > [3] default/linux/x86/10.0/developer
7 > [4] default/linux/x86/10.0/server
8 > [5] hardened/linux/x86/10.0
9 > [6] selinux/2007.0/x86
10 > [7] selinux/2007.0/x86/hardened
11 > [8] selinux/v2refpolicy/x86
12 > [9] selinux/v2refpolicy/x86/desktop
13 > [10] selinux/v2refpolicy/x86/developer
14 > [11] selinux/v2refpolicy/x86/hardened
15 > [12] selinux/v2refpolicy/x86/server
16 > rattus ~ #
17
18 In almost all cases [2] or [4] is a better choice than [1]
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22 >
23 > On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 18:31 -0500, Harry Putnam wrote:
24 > > My profile has been
25 > > ../usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0
26 > >
27 > > starting an update system today I'm told my profile is depricated and
28 > > to update to default/linux/x86/10.0
29 > >
30 > > I've forgotten about how this is done. Is it just a matter of
31 > >
32 > > ln -sf
33 > > /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/10.0 /etc/make.profile ?
34 > >
35 > > Or does it involve something like a major regrind of every package?
36 > >
37 > > A quick google with site:gentoo.org "change profile" shows dozens of
38 > > hits in forum messages, but I didn't notice a HOWTO or concise
39 > > walk-thru.
40 >
41
42 --
43 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] emerge advises upgrade profile "W.Kenworthy" <billk@×××××××××.au>
[gentoo-user] Re: emerge advises upgrade profile Harry Putnam <reader@×××××××.com>