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| -rw-r--r-- | man/make.conf.5 | 9 |
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diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5 index 6956be9b1..f5700cf54 100644 --- a/man/make.conf.5 +++ b/man/make.conf.5 @@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ 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 |