Handbook Talk:Parts/Working/Features

Different --homedir in this section
Guess the second RootCmd is a copy error? Should it be the same --homedir as in first RootCmd? Also, it's not too obvious that this section is to be used for existing installations, unlike the Original install and configuration instructions further down.

Use gpg to verify that the keys in the keyring are the correct keys:

Verify the fingerprints of the key(s) against those listed here: Project:RelEng Repeat the following command for each key you wish to trust. (Substitute the keyid '0x...' for the desired key you wish to trust.)

--Charles17 (talk) 10:00, 22 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Yes, a missed copy/paste edit. Thanks for seeing it.  It is fixed now. Dol-sen (talk) 13:02, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

repos.conf is recommended as a directory
In FileBox with Clear the sync-type and sync-uri variables the path should reflect repos.conf is recommended to be a directory.


 * I've fixed this in both the new and old sections of the Validated gpg sync methods Dol-sen (talk) 13:04, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Set sync-type or not for FEATURES="webrsync-gpg"
For  it recommends

sync-type = websync whereas for  it recommends sync-type = As using the first version produces a warning message I guess it's also kind of a copy error? --Charles17 (talk) 07:45, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) For portage-2.2.18 use 'websync'
 * 2) For portage-2.2.19 and greater use 'webrsync' (websync was renamed to webrsync)
 * 1) Disable synchronization by clearing the values
 * 2) Do not set value of the variables in this configuration file using quotes ('' or "")!