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| author | Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> | 2007-02-03 12:34:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> | 2007-02-03 12:34:37 +0000 |
| commit | efe12d3c985caa4d41db0349fb1e0cdb76a94980 (patch) | |
| tree | 6aa1aa65ea9032361daad5808e0ef5e3bdbc8e17 /man | |
| parent | d2e17c08a40a16b9c57384a3111b24f5619b0f5a (diff) | |
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add warning about storing data in PORTDIR (trunk r5865:5866)
svn path=/main/branches/2.1.2/; revision=5884
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| -rw-r--r-- | man/make.conf.5 | 12 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5 index 77bd45bb8..7fd1d35ca 100644 --- a/man/make.conf.5 +++ b/man/make.conf.5 @@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ Fetch in the background while compiling. .B sandbox Enable sandbox\-ing when running \fBemerge\fR(1) and \fBebuild\fR(1). .TP -.B sesandbox -Enable SELinux sandbox\-ing. Do not toggle this \fBFEATURE\fR yourself. -.TP .B severe When checking Manifests, only accept ones that have been signed by a key which you trust. @@ -385,6 +382,15 @@ Defaults to /var/tmp. Defines the location of your Portage tree. .br Defaults to /usr/portage. +.br +\fB***Warning***\fR +.br +Storing data such as distfiles and binary packages in PORTDIR can +be potentially dangerous. The default emerge configuration defaults to this +behavior (which will work fine), however if you deviate from the default +configuration by changing PKGDIR or DISTDIR, emerge \-\-sync may inadvertedly +delete all your distfiles/binary packages. Please make sure to set +\fBPORTAGE_EXTRA_RSYNC_OPTS\fR properly to insure the safety of files in PORTDIR. .TP \fBPORTDIR_OVERLAY\fR = \fI"[path] [different\-path] [etc...]"\fR Defines the directories in which user made ebuilds may be stored and not |