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diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5 index a8476458b..46013fc5c 100644 --- a/man/make.conf.5 +++ b/man/make.conf.5 @@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ when \fImirror\fR is also in the \fBebuild\fR(5) \fBRESTRICT\fR variable. .TP .B metadata\-transfer Automatically perform a metadata transfer when `emerge \-\-sync` is run. +In versions of portage greater than 2.1.5, this feature is disabled by +default. When metadata\-transfer is disabled, metadata cache from the +${PORTDIR}/metadata/cache/ directory will be used directly (if available) +and eclasses in ${PORTDIR}/eclass/ must not be modified except by +`emerge \-\-sync` operations since the cache validation mechanism +will not recognize eclass modifications. Normally, this issue only +pertains to users of the rsync tree since the cvs tree does not contain +a metadata/cache/ directory. Users of the rsync tree who want to modify +eclasses should use \fBPORTDIR_OVERLAY\fR in order for the cache +validation mechanism to work correctly. .TP .B mirror Fetch everything in \fBSRC_URI\fR regardless of \fBUSE\fR settings, |