2015-06-23 21:12 GMT-06:00 James :
> Take java:
>
> * Warnings:
> * --
> * The source of the overlay "java" seems to have changed.
> * You currently sync from
> *
> * git://git.overlays.gentoo.org/proj/java.git
> *
> * while the remote lists report
> *
> * 1. git://anongit.gentoo.org/proj/java.git
> * 2. git+ssh://g...@git.gentoo.org/proj/java.git
> * 3. https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/proj/java.git
> *
> * as correct locations.
> * Please consider removing and re-adding the overlay.
>
This is because recent changes of the infrastructure providing
overlays, explanation it's on the frontpage(gentoo.org)
>
> Maybe a few examples of /etc/portage/repos.conf to look at?
>
Maybe this is useful, what I have been doing, is use layman as always
for external repos from gentoo overlays( layman -a ...), As far as I
know the repos.conf still doesn't handle svn, so I think devs are
keeping layman the way it is to not break this, but if I want to
change something in a particular external overlay say java, what i do
is this
A new conf /etc/repos.conf/java.conf
[java]
priority = 100
location = /home/$MY_USER/$MY_OVERLAYS_DIR/java
layman-type = git
auto-sync = no
And of course clone the repo to that dir and make my changes.
> Note the gentoo and local is fine. I keep /usr/local/portage
> for my stuff alone, so I guess I can just use the old layman
> dir stucture (/var/lib/layman) for my collection of exteranal
> repos?
>
I find the use of /usr/local/portage less useful than making your own
overlay, I have my own overlay in repos.conf pretty much the same as
the example before
/etc/repos.conf/j-overlay.conf:(This is my box used for development)
[j-overlay]
priority = 100
location = /home/$MY_USER/$MY_OVERLAYS_DIR/j-overlay
layman-type = git
auto-sync = no
But I distribute it to some containers and some other gentoo
installations by a little different config file:
[j-overlay]
location = /var/lib/portage/repos/j-overlay
sync-type = git
priority = 100
sync-uri = https://github.com/j-g-/j-overlay.git
auto-sync = true
And as expected, emerge --sync syncs the portage three(also via git)
and changes I commit to my own overlay.
I hope you find this useful.