From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail1.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.81]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15KVqD-0002Wz-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 20:04:33 -0600 Received: from k68pc2.home.com ([24.255.149.198]) by femail1.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20010712020335.ORDW26599.femail1.sdc1.sfba.home.com@k68pc2.home.com> for ; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:03:35 -0700 From: Collins Richey To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Customised Gentoo "system" Message-Id: <20010711201406.65290d66.erichey2@home.com> In-Reply-To: <20010711130100.L22717@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <1DCB85BD45DED211B12D009027279E4F476736@murcury> <20010711130100.L22717@cvs.gentoo.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.4.99 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Jul 11 20:05:03 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 20:14:06 +0000 X-Archives-Salt: b7e97d0a-ec79-42b0-8b52-49ae2c8327ab X-Archives-Hash: 54f1233b2676286392eadf151ebb8f03 On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:01:00 -0600 Daniel Robbins wrote: > On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:45:46AM -0400, Sean Mitchell wrote: > > Perhaps I've missed this in the docs somewhere, but I'm not sure > exactly > > what happens when I "emerge system". > > > > I presume there is a file somewhere that defines "system". What I'd > like to > > do is create a custom one with a view to building a secure server. > > > > Can anyone shed a little light on this or point me to some docs that > will > > help? > > From "emerge --help system": > > emerge [ options ] system > > "emerge system" is the Portage system update command. When run, it > will scan the /etc/make.profile/packages file and determine what > packages need to be installed so that your system meets the minimum > requirements of your current system profile. Note that this doesn't > necessarily bring your system up-to-date at all; instead, it just > ensures that you have no missing parts. For example, if your system > profile specifies that you should have sys-apps/iptables installed > and you don't, then "emerge system" will install it (the most > recent version that matches the profile spec) for you. It's always a > good idea to do an "emerge --pretend system" before an "emerge > system", just so you know what emerge is planning to do. > The answer is quite informative, but what is "your current system profile"? -- Collins Richey Denver Area Gentoo_rc5 XFCE