The current docs recommend using /etc/portage/package.use Host specific should be in /etc/portage/profile tuxmobl david # man portage | grep site-specific site-specific overrides go in /etc/portage/profile/ site-specific overrides of /etc/make.profile/ Specifies site-specific repository configuration informa- are inherently not site-specific. WARNING: Use of Reproducible: Always
The portage(7) man page lists both /etc/portage/package.use and /etc/portage/profile/package.use as valid locations to set package-specific use flags. /etc/portage/profile/* is there to allow overriding of profile-level settings. In the case of package.use, both files accomplish essentially the same thing.
/etc/portage/package.use is fine; the Portage team hasn't announced it's being deprecated or anything. The handbooks will stay as-is.
I would agree except that...when updating baselayout /etc/portage/package.use was erased. I didn't have it config protected the first time I did this...and portage will soon go to baselayout 2 It's a minor point though I suppose; since usually baselyout updates don't seem to do this. Summing, I believe anyone who uses the file as directed in the handbook would risk having the file erased when updating to baselayout 2 and all their custom configuration. If they used /etc/portage/profile this would not be the case.
That sounds like an issue with CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK or with the baselayout ebuild, not with handbook documentation.
(In reply to comment #4) > That sounds like an issue with CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK or with the baselayout > ebuild, not with handbook documentation. Correct. Baselayout has nothing to do with /etc/portage/, regardless of version.
