At Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:57:09 -0400 Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 7/22/07, Allan Gottlieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> 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? >> -- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >> >> > the manpage for portage has both references to /etc/make.profile/ and > /etc/portage/ (it's in the synopsis): Sure, but it doesn't remind you that changing /etc/portage is the way to go. Indeed if you read the description for > /etc/make.profile/ > package.use.mask (given later in the man page) it sounds like a fine way to prevent a use flag from applying to a package. It is correct that > /etc/portage/ > package.use is also described and also seems like a fine way to prevent (or enable) a use flag from applying to a package. I was asking if some words should be at the very top of the man page stating that /etc/make.profile is the place for user changes. allan -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
