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On Sunday 24 May 2009 20:11:03 Dale wrote: |
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> Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > On Sunday 24 May 2009 19:26:43 Dale wrote: |
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> >> Also, is this the file that contains the system set? |
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> >> |
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> >> /usr/portage/profiles/base/packages |
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> >> |
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> >> If so, python is commented out as is a few others. Is there a way to |
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> >> add files to something in /etc that emerge would consider in addition to |
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> >> this file? In other words, if a user is using portage, is there a place |
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> >> that they could set this in /etc so that it overrides the fact it is |
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> >> missing in the system set? Just add python and other missing packages |
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> >> to the file and we can carry on. I assume adding it to world would not |
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> >> do any good with buildsyspkg enabled? |
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> > |
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> > profiles are cascading and support multiple inheritance (parent files can |
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> > contain several entries). So, you have to run |
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> > |
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> > find /usr/portage/profiles -name packages |
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> > |
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> > to find them all, and apply brain power to find the few that actually |
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> > apply to you |
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> Something like this? |
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> root@smoker / # ls -al /etc/make.profile |
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> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 55 Dec 16 22:09 /etc/make.profile -> |
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> /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/x86/2008.0/desktop/ |
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> root@smoker / # |
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> |
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> I would assume it uses what the make.profile is linked to. Correct? |
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> Thing is, is there some file supported in /etc/ that is user editable? |
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> If not, then it doesn't matter. If a user edits the file in |
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> /usr/portage, it will default back when re-syncing. |
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OK, I see what your question is now. |
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According to 'man 5 portage' you would add it to /etc/portage/profile/packages |
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which you likely have to create yourself |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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