Portage Files

Portage Files @@ -32,19 +32,19 @@

Since many configuration directives differ between architectures, Portage also has default configuration files which are part of your profile. Your profile is -pointed to by the /etc/make.profile symlink; Portage' +pointed to by the /etc/portage/make.profile symlink; Portage' configurations are set in the make.defaults files of your profile and all parent profiles. We'll explain more about profiles -and the /etc/make.profile directory later on. +and the /etc/portage/make.profile directory later on.

If you're planning on changing a configuration variable, don't alter /etc/make.globals or make.defaults. Instead use -/etc/make.conf which has precedence over the previous files. You'll -also find a /usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example. As the -name implies, this is merely an example file - Portage does not read in this -file. +/etc/portage/make.conf which has precedence over the previous +files. You'll also find a /usr/share/portage/config/make.conf.example. +As the name implies, this is merely an example file - Portage does not read +in this file.

@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@

-We've already encountered the /etc/make.profile directory. Well, -this isn't exactly a directory but a symbolic link to a profile, by default one -inside /usr/portage/profiles although you can create your own -profiles elsewhere and point to them. The profile this symlink points to is the -profile to which your system adheres. +We've already encountered the /etc/portage/make.profile directory. +Well, this isn't exactly a directory but a symbolic link to a profile, by +default one inside /usr/portage/profiles although you can create +your own profiles elsewhere and point to them. The profile this symlink points +to is the profile to which your system adheres.

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All these purposes have well-known default locations but can be altered to your -own taste through /etc/make.conf. The rest of this chapter explains -what special-purpose locations Portage uses and how to alter their placement on -your filesystem. +own taste through /etc/portage/make.conf. The rest of this chapter +explains what special-purpose locations Portage uses and how to alter their +placement on your filesystem.

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The Portage tree default location is /usr/portage. This is defined by the PORTDIR variable. When you store the Portage tree elsewhere (by altering -this variable), don't forget to change the /etc/make.profile +this variable), don't forget to change the /etc/portage/make.profile symbolic link accordingly.