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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-upgrading.xml"> |
| 6 | <title>Gentoo Upgrading Guide</title> |
6 | <title>Gentoo Upgrading Guide</title> |
| 7 | |
7 | |
| 8 | <author title="Author"> |
8 | <author title="Author"> |
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| 15 | |
15 | |
| 16 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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17 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 18 | <license/> |
18 | <license/> |
| 19 | |
19 | |
| 20 | <version>2.3</version> |
20 | <version>2.4</version> |
| 21 | <date>2006-05-27</date> |
21 | <date>2006-08-31</date> |
| 22 | |
22 | |
| 23 | <chapter> |
23 | <chapter> |
| 24 | <title>Gentoo and Upgrades</title> |
24 | <title>Gentoo and Upgrades</title> |
| 25 | <section> |
25 | <section> |
| 26 | <title>Philosophy</title> |
26 | <title>Philosophy</title> |
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97 | |
| 98 | <p> |
98 | <p> |
| 99 | The profile in use is determined by the symbolic link |
99 | The profile in use is determined by the symbolic link |
| 100 | <path>/etc/make.profile</path>, which points to a subdirectory of |
100 | <path>/etc/make.profile</path>, which points to a subdirectory of |
| 101 | <path>/usr/portage/profiles</path> which holds the profile files. For |
101 | <path>/usr/portage/profiles</path> which holds the profile files. For |
| 102 | instance, the default x86 2006.0 profile can be found |
102 | instance, the default x86 2006.1 profile can be found |
| 103 | at <path>/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2006.0</path>. |
103 | at <path>/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2006.1</path>. |
| 104 | The files in the parent directories are part of the profile as well (and |
104 | The files in the parent directories are part of the profile as well (and |
| 105 | are therefore shared by different subprofiles). This is why we call these |
105 | are therefore shared by different subprofiles). This is why we call these |
| 106 | <e>cascaded profiles</e>. |
106 | <e>cascaded profiles</e>. |
| 107 | </p> |
107 | </p> |
| 108 | |
108 | |
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| 150 | <section> |
150 | <section> |
| 151 | <title>Releases with profile changes</title> |
151 | <title>Releases with profile changes</title> |
| 152 | <body> |
152 | <body> |
| 153 | |
153 | |
| 154 | <p> |
154 | <p> |
| 155 | If a release (such as 2006.0 for x86) introduces a new profile, you have the |
155 | If a release (such as 2006.1 for x86) introduces a new profile or subprofile, |
| 156 | choice to migrate to the new profile. |
156 | you have the choice to migrate to the new profile. |
| 157 | </p> |
157 | </p> |
| 158 | |
158 | |
| 159 | <p> |
159 | <p> |
| 160 | Naturally, you are not forced to do so, and you can continue to use the old |
160 | Naturally, you are not forced to do so, and you can continue to use the old |
| 161 | profile and just update your packages |
161 | profile and just update your packages |
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| 201 | <th>Most recent profiles</th> |
201 | <th>Most recent profiles</th> |
| 202 | <th>Other supported profiles</th> |
202 | <th>Other supported profiles</th> |
| 203 | </tr> |
203 | </tr> |
| 204 | <tr> |
204 | <tr> |
| 205 | <th>alpha</th> |
205 | <th>alpha</th> |
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206 | <ti>2006.1</ti> |
| 206 | <ti>2006.0</ti> |
207 | <ti>2006.0</ti> |
| 207 | <ti>2005.0, 2005.0/2.4, no-nptl, no-nptl/2.4</ti> |
208 | <ti>2005.0, 2005.0/2.4, no-nptl, no-nptl/2.4</ti> |
| 208 | </tr> |
209 | </tr> |
| 209 | <tr> |
210 | <tr> |
| 210 | <th>arm</th> |
211 | <th>arm</th> |
| 211 | <ti>2004.3</ti> |
212 | <ti>2004.3</ti> |
| 212 | <ti></ti> |
213 | <ti></ti> |
| 213 | </tr> |
214 | </tr> |
| 214 | <tr> |
215 | <tr> |
| 215 | <th>amd64</th> |
216 | <th>amd64</th> |
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217 | <ti>2006.1</ti> |
| 216 | <ti>2006.0</ti> |
218 | <ti>2006.0</ti> |
| 217 | <ti>2005.1, 2005.1/no-multilib, 2005.0, 2005.0/no-multilib</ti> |
219 | <ti>2005.1, 2005.1/no-multilib, 2005.0, 2005.0/no-multilib</ti> |
| 218 | </tr> |
220 | </tr> |
| 219 | <tr> |
221 | <tr> |
| 220 | <th>hppa</th> |
222 | <th>hppa</th> |
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