On 27/01/2014 11:45, Thanasis wrote: > on 01/27/2014 12:38 AM Alan McKinnon wrote the following: >> On 27/01/2014 00:12, Thanasis wrote: >>> I am following stable (ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64"). >>> In order to install the "mate" desktop I need to install the mate >>> overlay and keyword all its packages as ~amd64. >>> Is there a way to do it easily for the whole overlay? >> >> As far as I'm aware, this is not part of portage or layman's feature >> set. I've seen a few overlays that provide a package.accept_keywords >> file you can symlink to, but this is just a convenience. It is neither >> required nor the norm. >> >> I suggest you script it somehow. Alan's blunt instrument first cut >> attempt (guaranteed to be buggy as all hell): >> >> find /var/lib/layman/<some_overlay>/ -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d >> -wholename "*-*/*" | cut -f6-7 -d/ >> >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords/<some_overlay> >> >> > > Thanks Alan, although obviously I should adopt Michael's inherent to > portage solution: > > */*::overlay-name ~amd64
Yes, I saw that when he posted. It's a neat feature, pity I'd never spotted it myself before (would have saved me a lot of pain) -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
