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This discussion is done as of April 20th, 2017.
Some small fixes:
- The Path templated should be added around "repos.conf" in the following sentence: "This is defined by the default repos.conf file found at [...]"
- "Portage' configurations are set in the make.defaults files of the profile and all parent profiles." should become "Portage's configurations..."
Fturco (talk) 11:47, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
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This discussion is done as of 2024-10-19.
"Portage files" section
"Configuration directives" section
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Portage's variables Portage and what they mean are described later.
Portage's variables Portage and what they mean are described later.
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For more information, read the /usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example file. As the name implies, this is merely an example file - Portage does not read it.
For more information, read the /usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example file. As the name implies, this is merely an example file - Portage does not read it.
"Profile-specific information" section
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This is actually a symbolic link to a profile - by default, one inside /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/, although one can create profiles elsewhere and point to them.
This is actually a symbolic link to a profile - by default, one inside /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/, although one can create profiles elsewhere and point to them.
"User-specific configuration" section
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When Portage's behavior needs to be changed, certain files inside /etc/portage/ will need to be modified. Using files within /etc/portage/ is highly recommended; overriding Portage's behavior through environment variables is highly discouraged.
When Portage's behavior needs to be changed, certain files inside /etc/portage/ will need to be modified. Using files within /etc/portage/ is highly recommended; overriding Portage's behavior through environment variables is highly discouraged.
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These don't have to be files; they can also be directories that contain one or more file(s) with the relevant settings. More information about the /etc/portage/ directory, together with a full list of files that can be created, can be found in the Portage man page:
These don't have to be files; they can also be directories that contain one or more file(s) with the relevant settings. More information about the /etc/portage/ directory, together with a full list of files that can be created, can be found in the Portage man page:
"Changing Portage file and directory locations" section
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However, Portage uses many other locations, for various purposes: package builds, source code storage, repository locations, and so on. All of these have default locations, but can be altered to personal taste through /etc/portage/make.conf.
However, Portage uses many other locations, for various purposes: package builds, source code storage, repository locations, and so on. All of these have default locations, but can be altered to personal taste through /etc/portage/make.conf.
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This Handbook isn't meant to be used as a reference though - for details, please refer to the
This Handbook isn't meant to be used as a reference though - for details, please refer to the
portage and make.conf man pages:"Storing files" section
"Gentoo ebuild repository" section
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The default location of the Gentoo ebuild repository is /var/db/repos/gentoo.
The default location of the Gentoo ebuild repository is /var/db/repos/gentoo.
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After changing the location setting in /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf, it is recommended to also alter the following variables in /etc/portage/make.conf, since - due to how Portage handle variables - they will not notice the location change: PKGDIR, DISTDIR, and RPMDIR.
After changing the location setting in /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf, it is recommended to also alter the following variables in /etc/portage/make.conf, since - due to how Portage handle variables - they will not notice the location change: PKGDIR, DISTDIR, and RPMDIR.
"Logging features" section
"Ebuild logging" section
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If PORT_LOGDIR is not set, there will be no build logs stored in the enabled logging system (although users may receive some logs from the new elog support.
If PORT_LOGDIR is not set, there will be no build logs stored in the enabled logging system (although users may receive some logs from the new elog support.
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This is where users can define the kinds of messages to be logged. The variable's value can be any space-separated combination of
This is where users can define the kinds of messages to be logged. The variable's value can be any space-separated combination of
info, warn, error, log, and qa.(And the relevant terms in the subsequent dot points surrounded by <code> tags accordingly.)
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Any space-separated combination of
Any space-separated combination of
save, custom, syslog, mail, save_summary, and mail_summary can be used.(And the relevant terms in the following dot points surrounded by <code> tags accordingly.)
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This is only used when the
This is only used when the
custom module is enabled.Are the backslashes required before the dollar signs in the example PORTAGE_ELOG_COMMAND definition?
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This contains settings for the mail module, such as address, user, password, mail server, and port number.
This contains settings for the mail module, such as address, user, password, mail server, and port number.
Are the backslashes required before the dollar signs in the example PORTAGE_ELOG_MAILSUBJECT definition?
- Thanks! Added in Special:Diff/1271698/1316755
- --csfore (talk) 17:24, 19 October 2024 (UTC)