[gentoo-user] make.profile directory in /etc. not symlink

[gentoo-user] make.profile directory in /etc. not symlink

[Peter]

Today, I decided to upgrade to the latest profile, and found to my
surprise a directory called make.profile in /etc, not a symlink to a
profile directory. In it were the usual profile files.

My question is, were there ever instructions about creating a make.profile
directory in lieu of creating a symlink? I just removed it and created a
symlink for the profile. But I am curious where I got the idea to have
done that?

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[gentoo-user] Re: make.profile directory in /etc. not symlink

[Harm Geerts]

On Saturday 09 September 2006 14:42, Peter wrote:
> Today, I decided to upgrade to the latest profile, and found to my
> surprise a directory called make.profile in /etc, not a symlink to a
> profile directory. In it were the usual profile files.
>
> My question is, were there ever instructions about creating a make.profile
> directory in lieu of creating a symlink? I just removed it and created a
> symlink for the profile. But I am curious where I got the idea to have
> done that?

I remember a document where this was the procedure to set a profile.
I remember it because I found it odd it didn't use a symlink to set the 
profile. I haven't been able to find this document, but I know it existed at 
some point.
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[gentoo-user] Re: make.profile directory in /etc. not symlink

[Peter]

On Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:00:59 +0200, Harm Geerts wrote:

snip...
> 
> I remember a document where this was the procedure to set a profile.
> I remember it because I found it odd it didn't use a symlink to set the 
> profile. I haven't been able to find this document, but I know it existed at 
> some point.

man 5 portage:

/etc/make.profile/
              This is usually  just  a  symlink  to  the  correct  profile  in
              /usr/portage/profiles/.   Since  it is part of the portage tree,
              it may easily be updated/regenerated by running `emerge --sync`.
              It  defines what a profile is (usually arch specific stuff).  If
              you need a  custom  profile,  then  you  should  make  your  own
              /etc/make.profile/  directory  and populate it.  However, if you
              just wish to override some settings, do  NOT  edit  these  files
              because  they  WILL  be lost with the next `emerge --sync`.  See
              the section below on /etc/portage/ for overriding.


I still don't know why I did it. Maybe I did not want to update the
profile, maybe there was a default use flag I did not like? I really don't
recall when or why I did it! Beats me.

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