Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do?

["Mark Haney" <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>]

Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
> On Friday 09 March 2007 14:04:48 Mark Haney wrote:
>> Marcus D. Hanwell wrote:
>>> rm /etc/make.profile
>>> ln -s /usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/amd64/2006.1 /etc/make.profile
>>>
>>> Then all will be well again.
>> Okay, now I'm confused.  I've been running (and updating portage) using
>> that profile since Feb 21.  So how is that possible?
> 
> I think there was a testing version of the 2007.0 profile in the tree, it is 
> not there now. I have no clue how you managed to be using 2007.0 unless you 
> made the updated link yourself.

Which is exactly what I did.  I had assumed that since the profile was 
there (and I run the stable branch for almost everything) that is was 
'stable' and released.  I'll know to double check that next time.

> 
> I have a system I installed two days ago which used 2006.1, it is now using 
> 2006.1/desktop, then I have several other systems I administor using 2006.0 
> or 2006.1. Changing the symlink will fix your issue, the new profiles should 
> not be used until that version is released as they are *experimental*, i.e. 
> things are being tried out in them etc.
> 
> Right now I am busy writing up my thesis and so I am not sure exactly why they 
> have been removed from the tree as I don't have time to keep up with 
> everything in the amd64 herd. I would highly recommend using 2006.1/desktop 
> for desktop systems and making the switch to 2007.1 once the release is made.


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Mark Haney
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