This is still valid for systems installed before September 2012 (I would say Sabayon 10 and earlier) when the location of portage-config-files changed. The instructions work like a charm for me. Haven't bothered to move the files since portage still checks the old locations as well.
/etc/make.conf is present:
- Code: Select all
$ [[ -e /etc/make.conf ]]; echo $?
0
Announcement of the change (eselect news):
- Code: Select all
2012-09-09-make.conf-and-make.profile-move
Title make.conf and make.profile move
Author Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto <[email protected]>
Posted 2012-09-09
Revision 1
Starting next week, new stages will have make.conf and make.profile
moved from /etc to /etc/portage. This is a change in the installation
defaults, that will only affect new installs so it doesn't affect
current systems.
Current users don't need to do anything. But if you want to follow the
preferred location, you may want to take the chance to move the files
in your system(s) to the new location.
Detail on configuration files handling from portage manual page:
- Code: Select all
MAKE.CONF(5) Portage MAKE.CONF(5)
NAME
make.conf - custom settings for Portage
SYNOPSIS
/etc/make.conf and /etc/portage/make.conf
DESCRIPTION
[...]
Portage will check the currently-defined environment variables first
for any settings. If no environment settings are found, Portage then
checks the make.conf files. Both /etc/make.conf and
/etc/portage/make.conf are checked (if present), and settings from
/etc/portage/make.conf will override settings from /etc/make.conf...
If you have a younger system
/etc/portage/make.conf is used already.
Something an advanced user knows
