At Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:27:09 +0200 Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am Samstag, 21. Juli 2007 schrieb Allan Gottlieb: > >> echo "dev-java/blackdown-jre nsplugin" >> >> /etc/make.profile/package.use.mask echo "dev-java/blackdown-jdk nsplugin" >> >> /etc/make.profile/package.use.mask echo "dev-java/blackdown-java3d-bin >> nsplugin" >> /etc/make.profile/package.use.mask > > No. /etc/make.profile is a softlink into the portage tree. What ever you > change there will be overwritten when you sync the tree next time. The > correct file is /etc/portage/package.use and the entry should be > > dev-java/blackdown-jdk -nsplugin > > And, this is only needed when you use this package. As long as it's not > installed on your system, you don't even need to worry. Thank you. I was fooled by "man portage", but I should have know better. That is, I knew full well, but forgot, that /usr/profile is temporary and that user changes should be make in /etc/portage. Should I file a bug with proposed extra words for the beginning of the "portage" man page? thanks again, allan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list