commit: 237a6dc1648ba32c6d8ee12ae33d610aa912b6b0
Author: Matt Jolly <kangie <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Tue Mar 3 04:36:38 2026 +0000
Commit: Matt Jolly <kangie <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Tue Mar 3 07:02:55 2026 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=237a6dc1
www-client/chromium: add profile dir warning for non-stable channels
Users of beta and dev who migrate from non-slotted Chromium will now
receive a postinst ewarn informing them that the profile directory has
changed.
Signed-off-by: Matt Jolly <kangie <AT> gentoo.org>
www-client/chromium/chromium-146.0.7680.31-r1.ebuild | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
www-client/chromium/chromium-147.0.7703.0.ebuild | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/www-client/chromium/chromium-146.0.7680.31-r1.ebuild
b/www-client/chromium/chromium-146.0.7680.31-r1.ebuild
index 4897ca636961..73abc9147bfd 100644
--- a/www-client/chromium/chromium-146.0.7680.31-r1.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/chromium/chromium-146.0.7680.31-r1.ebuild
@@ -1637,7 +1637,7 @@ pkg_postinst() {
xdg_desktop_database_update
readme.gentoo_print_elog
- if ! use headless; then
+ if use !headless && [[ -z "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
if use vaapi; then
elog "Hardware-accelerated video decoding
configuration:"
elog
@@ -1693,4 +1693,22 @@ pkg_postinst() {
ewarn "Chromium is known to behave unpredictably with this
system configuration;"
ewarn "please complete the configuration of this system before
logging any bugs."
fi
+
+ # Stable slot doesn't change profile directory, and it's vanishingly
unlikely that users will downgrade from dev.
+ if [[ ${SLOT} != "stable" && -n "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
+ local replacing_non_slotted=false
+ # there could be more than one PVR
+ for version in ${REPLACING_VERSIONS}; do
+ if ver_test "${version}" -le "145.0.7632.116"; then
+ replacing_non_slotted=true
+ break
+ fi
+ done
+ if ${replacing_non_slotted}; then
+ ewarn "This version of Chromium has replaced a
non-slotted ebuild."
+ ewarn "This channel has its own profile directory, so
your existing profile will not be used."
+ ewarn "To use your existing profile, either copy or
move it to the new location."
+ ewarn "See
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Chromium#Profile_Directories for more information."
+ fi
+ fi
}
diff --git a/www-client/chromium/chromium-147.0.7703.0.ebuild
b/www-client/chromium/chromium-147.0.7703.0.ebuild
index 54d78555f4d5..c7a11635b51d 100644
--- a/www-client/chromium/chromium-147.0.7703.0.ebuild
+++ b/www-client/chromium/chromium-147.0.7703.0.ebuild
@@ -1635,7 +1635,7 @@ pkg_postinst() {
xdg_desktop_database_update
readme.gentoo_print_elog
- if ! use headless; then
+ if use !headless && [[ -z "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
if use vaapi; then
elog "Hardware-accelerated video decoding
configuration:"
elog
@@ -1691,4 +1691,22 @@ pkg_postinst() {
ewarn "Chromium is known to behave unpredictably with this
system configuration;"
ewarn "please complete the configuration of this system before
logging any bugs."
fi
+
+ # Stable slot doesn't change profile directory, and it's vanishingly
unlikely that users will downgrade from dev.
+ if [[ ${SLOT} != "stable" && -n "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
+ local replacing_non_slotted=false
+ # there could be more than one PVR
+ for version in ${REPLACING_VERSIONS}; do
+ if ver_test "${version}" -le "145.0.7632.116"; then
+ replacing_non_slotted=true
+ break
+ fi
+ done
+ if ${replacing_non_slotted}; then
+ ewarn "This version of Chromium has replaced a
non-slotted ebuild."
+ ewarn "This channel has its own profile directory, so
your existing profile will not be used."
+ ewarn "To use your existing profile, either copy or
move it to the new location."
+ ewarn "See
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Chromium#Profile_Directories for more information."
+ fi
+ fi
}
