Harry Putnam wrote: >Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>Is /etc/portage/profile/package.provided the correct address for >>this? >> >>In `man portage' I see reference to: >> /etc/make.profile/package.provided >> >> > >Gack I see its a symlink ... but now I'm even more confused. The >symlink points to: >/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.0 > >/etc/portage/profile does not appear to be a symlink to that address >yet placing my file there, it also turns up in >/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.0 > >So are these hardlinked or what? >At any rate the file appears in >/etc/portage/profile/package.provided >/etc/make.profile/package.provided >/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2005.0/package.provided > >Yet I still get output from emerge indicating both of the listed >packaged need to be installed as dependancies to one thing or >another. > > > Hi, Think that "/etc/portage/..." thing serves to hold portage override settings. So if you wanna change some of the default portage/profile settings, which are in /usr/portage/..., this could be done throu use of /etc/portage/... settings. System-wide default settings are in: /etc/make.profile (customizable), throu change in profiles. Just like the dot.apprc files (in home dir). HTH. Rumen
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