On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Jarry <mr.ja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a few portage "system" related questions, maybe someone
> could help me or direct me to the place where I can find answers:
>
> Q1: Where can I find what packages belong to "system" (base)?
> I tried "man emerge" and it says:
>
>> /etc/make.profile/packages
>> Contains a list of packages used for the base system. The sys-
>> tem and world sets consult this file. Do not edit this file.
>
> But I do not have any /etc/make.profile/packages file!
> I'm sure I did not change anything in portage files/directories
> configuration. So where is this file gone?
Check for packages file in the directory of the profile which you are
using and its dependencies. For example
/usr/portage/profiles/base/packages
> Q2: Can I remove some packages which belong to "system"?
> Some of them I do not need ("bc", "links"), others I'd like
> to substitute ("vim" instead of "nano"). BTW, I just think
> bc, links and nano belong to "system", because I have them,
> but I did not emerge them manually...
At your own risk :) I never tried it...
> And finally Q3: How can I make my own stage3-archive from
> working system? Some man/help/howto could help me for sure...
I don't know this one.
