On Wednesday 22 June 2011 18:46:55 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:54:49 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > >>>> Use a directory for package.use, it makes it far easier to > >>>> manage. All of /etc/portage/package.* are directories here. > >>> > >>> I have done that for package.keywords and unmask. In ways it is > >>> easier but in ways, it is a nightmare. If something is unmasked, I > >>> have to go find the file that unmasked it. I have several since I > >>> use autounmask for most of it. Then add in that the new autounmask > >>> part of emerge seems to pick a random file to add too. At that > >>> point, not much makes sense anymore. > >> > >> grep is your very very good friend
Hear, hear! > > So is giving the files sensible names :) > > That was what I liked about autounmask, the tree version not the portage > one. It gave them some names at least. Still felt like looking for a > needle in a haystack sometimes tho. I'm with you, Dale. I have no /etc/portage/package.* directories here on this amd64 box - I just keep entries in alphabetical order in single files. I find it easier. I've also found it much easier to manage flags etc by setting the kde profile (this being a kde box, of course - gnome is too arrogant for me). It makes for a nice, simple USE line in make.conf. -- Rgds Peter
