SYNC

The SYNC variable located in was used to set the rsync server URL in order to update the main Gentoo repository. SYNC 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.