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 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1G2I9n-0005B9-KP for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:44:24 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k6H1hGIW008381; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:43:16 GMT Received: from Princeton.EDU (postoffice01.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.75]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k6H1asIk018328 for ; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 01:36:54 GMT Received: from smtpserver2.Princeton.EDU (smtpserver2.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.148]) by Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k6H1arXI023100 for ; Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:36:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sep.dynalias.net (fez.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.190]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtpserver2.Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k6H1arNB009297 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NOT) for ; Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:36:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: by sep.dynalias.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C8CDF3284FD; Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:37:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:37:56 -0400 From: Willie Wong To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] package.provided Message-ID: <20060717013756.GA31189@princeton.edu> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <44BAE66E.8030605@cs.umn.edu> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <44BAE66E.8030605@cs.umn.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Archives-Salt: fa973ec4-b202-4310-b9ee-7bed04b8c2fb X-Archives-Hash: 5ae61f607601ab2ffbfffa3107c84ee0 On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 08:22:54PM -0500, Penguin Lover Jeremy Olexa squawked: > Hi, > Is there any other solution to the /etc/make.profile/package.provided > file? As we all know the /usr/portage/ dir gets wiped of custom files on > every sync. It seems kinda silly that there is a package.provided > solution but it gets wiped every time, so is there any other way to > accomplish the same thing on a more permanent term that I am not aware > of? The portage man page does not suggest anything else. I've been wondering about that too. Perhaps that is what /etc/portage/profile is for? Per man portage: /etc/portage/profile/ site-specific overrides of /etc/make.profile/ W -- Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission. The kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance. ~Saki Sortir en Pantoufles: up 5 days, 8:17 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list