Hello List, Does 'Layman -L' yield a comprehensive list or does it just poll from a subset of the different Overlay from a select number of sites?
Does such a list exist that references (most) all Overlay repositories and the Overlay ebuilds therein? Are there sites that are known not to trust? If 2 different repositories have different (hacked ebuild) then where do you get information as to which one you should use? Sure testing them both is warranted, but maybe there is a site where these Overlays are close to becoming stable enough for inclusion in portage, maybe a last stage clearing site or such? Do some sites have standards and other sites let anyone put up a development ebuild? 'layman -S' Are the listings automatically refreshed or do you (should you) issue one master command to sync (update) all of the repositories or sync per each repository? Just looking for some feedback on these non official ebuilds, in a general sense. I have had very different experiences with Overlays and was wondering if I have missed some wisdom along the way..? http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Overlay#Listing_and_Adding_Overlays Best reference on the subject? James
