SYNC

The  variable located in  was used to set the rsync server URL in order to update the main Gentoo repository. has been deprecated in favor of using new the plug-in sync system defined in Project:Portage/Sync.

External resources

 * https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2015-02-04-portage-sync-changes.html - Main site news item announcing the plug-in sync system.