From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1HPgIY-0001bG-2J for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:42:22 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l29EdKVR021830; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:39:20 GMT Received: from mail.ercbroadband.org (mail.ercbroadband.org [152.53.1.9]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l29EdJ1d021780 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 14:39:19 GMT X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) Exchange SpamAssassin Sink (www.christopherlewis.com) 1.2.76 on chapman.ercbroadband.local X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=7.5 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.7 thread-index: AcdiWLXwKozGg2itSn2tMieug1CbHw== Received: from [192.168.10.35] ([192.168.10.35]) by mail.ercbroadband.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:39:08 -0500 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.2826 Message-ID: <45F1718A.9000908@ercbroadband.org> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:39:06 -0500 From: "Mark Haney" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070305) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] WTF did I do? References: <45F1636E.9070400@ercbroadband.org> <200703091351.40089.cryos@gentoo.org> <45F16980.3070509@ercbroadband.org> <200703091431.11424.cryos@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <200703091431.11424.cryos@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Mar 2007 14:39:08.0474 (UTC) FILETIME=[B1E7A1A0:01C76258] X-Archives-Salt: 17e636f1-d916-4953-b5ca-d5e38435c4dc X-Archives-Hash: 580e88004aac8ff2560dfde189795df5 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. -- Ita erat quando hic adveni. Mark Haney Sr. Systems Administrator ERC Broadband (828) 350-2415 -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list