On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:37:11 +0100, n952162 wrote: > >>> The portage tree is sync'ed to the portage tree mirrors. A newer fs > >>> snapshot won't include the tree itself, but it will include the new > >>> default fs locations for the portage directory. > >> > >> Not sure what you mean ... you mean that the portage tree only comes > >> in with the emerge --sync? > >> > >> A preliminary copy isn't in the stage3 tarball? > > That's correct. > > > > > is this happening because I'm not using (the "optional") webrsync?
It happens because the stage 3 doesn't contain a tree. The handbook tells you to run a sync after unpacking the stage 3 for that reason. webrsync is just another way of syncing, one that is more efficient than rsync when starting with an empty tree. -- Neil Bothwick An expert is nothing more than an ordinary person away from home.
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