On 03/27/12 15:13, Aaron W. Swenson wrote:
> On 03/27/2012 03:05 PM, William Hubbs wrote:
>> All,
>
>> I know this has come up before, but I don't really recall what the
>> specific objections were.
>
>> IMO the portage directory doesn't belong under /usr at all. I was
>> chatting with another developer who uses
>> /var/cache/portage/{tree,distfiles}, and I'm thinking about
>> switching my default setup to do this.
>
>> I realize that historically the portage tree has been installed
>> under /usr, but Can we consider changing this default for new
>> installations and providing instructions for users for how to get
>> the portage tree out of /usr? William
>
>
> But, that'd violate the spirit of usrmove!
>
> Seriously, I don't have a strong opinion on it either way. It should
> be placed in /var as a way to kind of hint that the files there
> shouldn't be edited.
>
> - Aaron
> To be honest, the location should not matter. As long as make.conf sets PORTAGE_DIR correctly, we can put it anywhere. With that said, /var/portage might better reflect the variable nature of the tree, but I don't think that would imply that it should not be edited.
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