On 09/12/2012 02:16 AM, Gregory M. Turner wrote: > In all seriousness, if both of them are sourced, then could one get away > with something like this? > > /etc/make.conf: > source /etc/portage/make.conf > > /etc/portage/make.conf: > if [[ __GENTOO_MAKE_CONF_ONCE == gotit ]] ; then > __GENTOO_MAKE_CONF_ONCE=gotit > . > . > . > endif > > or are conditionals disallowed?
Yes, conditionals are not allowed. The parser only supports variable assingments and source commands. > As Zac mentions, hopefully it's > harmless to duplicate things, but, personally, I would worry about the > effect of duplicates on performance, and also in PORTDIR_OVERLAY. Plus, > it just seems dirty. I would recommend to use /etc/make.conf alone, until whatever tools you use have been updated to support /etc/portage/make.conf. There's no need for any of these compatibility workarounds that you and Duncan have been suggesting. -- Thanks, Zac
