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=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15KYfv-00037U-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:06:07 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Customised Gentoo "system" Message-ID: <20010711230607.B6995@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <1DCB85BD45DED211B12D009027279E4F476736@murcury> <20010711130100.L22717@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010711201406.65290d66.erichey2@home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010711201406.65290d66.erichey2@home.com>; from erichey2@home.com on Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:14:06PM +0000 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 23:07:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:06:07 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: 945e07b8-334e-443d-b432-094e512e5d42 X-Archives-Hash: 3c6acf1f82733be540ee0cb39e37fb43 On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 08:14:06PM +0000, Collins Richey wrote: > > 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"? /etc/make.profile is a symlink that points to your current system profile, which normally resides in /usr/portage/profiles. Right now, it should be the "default" profile. -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.