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From: Todd Goodman <tsg@bonedaddy.net>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Big problem: Seamonkey
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:32:24 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20151119153224.GU30213@ns1.bonedaddy.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <564DE9BA.1090505@st.com>

* Raffaele BELARDI <raffaele.belardi@st.com> [151119 10:24]:
> Alan Grimes wrote:
> > Okay, since just dumping the legacy e-build into the portage tree would
> > be too easy, it was prevented. How do I build an ebuild out-of-tree? =(
> >
> 
> create a portage overlay and put your ebuild in there, then mask 
> seamonkey > 2.38 in package.mask:
> 
> 
> $ ll /usr/portage/local/mygentoo/www-plugins/adobe-flash/
> total 8
> -rw-r--r-- 1 portage portage 3561 Jul 22  2013 
> adobe-flash-10.3.183.90.ebuild
> -rw-r--r-- 1 portage portage  786 Jul 22  2013 Manifest
> 
> $ grep OVERLAY /etc/portage/make.conf
> # PORTDIR_OVERLAY is a directory where local ebuilds may be stored without
> #PORTDIR_OVERLAY=/usr/portage/local/mygentoo
> 
> I don't remember the details since I did it a long time ago and no 
> longer need it.
> 
> raffaele

I believe using PORTDIR_OVERLAY is now deprecated and overlays are
configured in /etc/portage/repos.conf/*

Check out:

https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Overlay/Local_overlay

Todd


  reply	other threads:[~2015-11-19 15:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-11-18 16:54 [gentoo-user] Big problem: Seamonkey Alan Grimes
2015-11-18 17:10 ` Mick
2015-11-18 18:25 ` [gentoo-user] " »Q«
2015-11-19 15:08   ` Alan Grimes
2015-11-19 15:24     ` Raffaele BELARDI
2015-11-19 15:32       ` Todd Goodman [this message]
2015-11-19 15:45         ` Raffaele BELARDI
2015-11-19 15:51           ` Todd Goodman
2015-11-19 12:26 ` [gentoo-user] " Raffaele BELARDI

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