Re: SOLVED: Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-12 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-08-12 6:48 AM, Alan McKinnon wrote: On 12/08/2013 12:21, Tanstaafl wrote: So, to do this manually just: ~ ln -s make.profile /usr/portage/profiles/default/linux/amd64/13.0 Please read the man page for ln. You have the arguments in reverse. Yeah, already noticed that, thanks... :)

Re: SOLVED: Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-12 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 12/08/2013 12:21, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2013-08-11 1:48 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: >> Am Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:30:57 -0400 >> schrieb Tanstaafl : >>> I just tried changing it >>> >>> eselect profile set 3 >>> eselect profile set 1 >>> >>> and it didn't create the link in /etc/portage, it is still in

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-12 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Sun, 11 Aug 2013 21:29:41 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon : [...] > No. That links a file in /etc/portage to something that doesn't exist > (arguments wrong way round), and the .. parent directory doesn't belong > there at all: > > cd /etc/portage > ln -s $POSTDIR/profiles/path/to/profile/you/want

SOLVED: Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-12 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-08-11 1:48 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: Am Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:30:57 -0400 schrieb Tanstaafl : I just tried changing it eselect profile set 3 eselect profile set 1 and it didn't create the link in /etc/portage, it is still in /etc... Ah, then it *preserves* the current location. I have

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 11/08/2013 18:48, Tanstaafl wrote: > On 2013-08-11 12:03 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: >> When in doubt, read the man page (make.conf(5)): >> >> "[...] >> DESCRIPTION >> This file contains various variables that are used by >> Portage. Portage will check >> the currently-defined env

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Sun, 11 Aug 2013 13:30:57 -0400 schrieb Tanstaafl : > On 2013-08-11 1:06 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: > > Yes, I agree that that might perhaps have been nice to mention it in the > > news > > item (although IMHO that's the sort of information the man pages are there > > for), but it *is* crystal cl

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-08-11 1:06 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: Yes, I agree that that might perhaps have been nice to mention it in the news item (although IMHO that's the sort of information the man pages are there for), but it *is* crystal clear in the docs, or do you not count the man pages to the docs? Ok, you

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Sun, 11 Aug 2013 12:48:44 -0400 schrieb Tanstaafl : > On 2013-08-11 12:03 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: > > When in doubt, read the man page (make.conf(5)): > > > > "[...] > > DESCRIPTION > > This file contains various variables that are used by Portage. > > Portage will check > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Tanstaafl
On 2013-08-11 12:03 PM, Marc Joliet wrote: When in doubt, read the man page (make.conf(5)): "[...] DESCRIPTION This file contains various variables that are used by Portage. Portage will check the currently-defined environment variables first for any settings. If no envir

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 11/08/2013 17:58, Tanstaafl wrote: > Hello, > > Was reviewing older news items and was wondering about this one: > > "# eselect news read 12 > 2012-09-09-make.conf-and-make.profile-move > Titlemake.conf and make.profile move > Author Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto > Posted

Re: [gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Sun, 11 Aug 2013 11:58:48 -0400 schrieb Tanstaafl : > Hello, > > Was reviewing older news items and was wondering about this one: > > "# eselect news read 12 > 2012-09-09-make.conf-and-make.profile-move >Titlemake.conf and make.profile move >Author Jorge Manuel B. S. Vic

[gentoo-user] Question re: make.conf/profile location change

2013-08-11 Thread Tanstaafl
Hello, Was reviewing older news items and was wondering about this one: "# eselect news read 12 2012-09-09-make.conf-and-make.profile-move Titlemake.conf and make.profile move Author Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto Posted 2012-09-09 Revision 1 Starting next week, new