66093 – changin PORTDIR doesn't changes profiles

Bug 66093 - changin PORTDIR doesn't changes profiles

Summary: changin PORTDIR doesn't changes profiles

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Alias:	None

Product:	Portage Development
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Core - Configuration (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	High minor (vote)
Assignee:	Portage team

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Reported:	2004-10-02 00:15 UTC by matthias bernges
Modified:	2005-02-28 01:05 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description matthias bernges 2004-10-02 00:15:36 UTC

Hello,

Whe changing PORTDIR to /somewhere in /etc/make.conf the profiles are still uses from /usr/portage/profiles.
This happens because /etc/make.profile is a link to /usr/portage/profiles/xyz
But when I chane PORTDIR I maybe don't have any /usr/portage and there
So I think there should to thinks be enhanced:
- Adding a warning when PORTDIR was changed and /etc/make.profile still links to /usr/portage/profiles
- Adding an error when /etc/make.profile links to a non-existent directory.

It even would be nice to add a PROFILES variable in /etc/make.conf which would ovride the dir/link /etc/make.profile scince you then hava a central configuration.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-10-02 14:45:16 UTC

if make.profile doesnt exist it already displays an error

Comment 2 Brian Harring (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-02-28 01:05:48 UTC

Nuking... other more important things check wise.