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Ramuk at 00:18, 13 July 2007

Ramuk — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:18:56 GMT

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Infinoid: No, that's not what overlays are...

Infinoid — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:14:53 GMT

No, that's not what overlays are...

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	This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.		This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.

-	~~[ I'm clueless and guessing:~~	+	An overlay is a secondary portage tree, used to install and manage gentoo packages (ebuilds) which are not in the main portage tree.
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-	~~Overlays and~~ portage ~~trees are~~ used to ~~split a virtual filesystem onto two partitions so that one is writeonly~~ and ~~all changes~~ are ~~saved to the other. The overlay is where the changes are recorded;~~ the portage tree ~~is where the fixed data is located~~.	+
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	The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.		The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.

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Rir at 20:06, 11 July 2006

Rir — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:06:57 GMT

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	This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.		This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.

-	Overlays and portage trees are used to ~~[do something]~~.	+	[ I'm clueless and guessing:
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		+	Overlays and portage trees are used to split a virtual filesystem onto two partitions so that one is writeonly and all changes are saved to the other. The overlay is where the changes are recorded; the portage tree is where the fixed data is located.
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	The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.		The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.

Rir at 19:59, 11 July 2006

Rir — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:59:13 GMT

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	This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.		This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.
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		+	Overlays and portage trees are used to [do something].

	The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.		The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.

Jkk at 01:20, 10 July 2006

Jkk — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:20:16 GMT

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Jkk at 01:19, 10 July 2006

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	Now we'll check if the system is up to date while at the same time testing portage.		Now we'll check if the system is up to date while at the same time testing portage.
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58.159.15.76 — Mon, 22 May 2006 04:15:05 GMT

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-	~~The first thing we need to do~~ is ~~decide where we are going to install our overlay~~. The standard ~~gentoo~~ location is /usr/portage/overlay/ The standard ~~location for~~ portage is /usr/portage/tree/	+	This HOWTO is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the Gentoo installation guide.
-	It is important that the overlay ~~not be~~ in the same directory ~~as the portage tree~~. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync~~. This how-to is based on the standard directories for overlays and the portage tree. For an example of an alternate location please see the gentoo installation guide~~.	+
		+	The standard overlay location is /usr/portage/overlay/. The standard portage tree location is /usr/portage/tree/. It is important that the overlay and the portage tree are NOT in the same directory. Placing the overlay in the same directory as the portage tree will cause the overlay to be overwritten the first time you emerge sync.

	The first thing we need to do is define the overlay directory in /etc/make.conf. It can be useful to keep your previous overlay so we place the new overlay in a unique directory that is at the same level as the previous overlay. In this case it is /usr/portage/overlays/20060122. The 20060122 happens to be the date of the new overlay.		The first thing we need to do is define the overlay directory in /etc/make.conf. It can be useful to keep your previous overlay so we place the new overlay in a unique directory that is at the same level as the previous overlay. In this case it is /usr/portage/overlays/20060122. The 20060122 happens to be the date of the new overlay.
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	PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/var/overlays/20060122"		PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/var/overlays/20060122"
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-	Next we set up the portage profile The file /etc/make.profile is a symbolic link from /etc to the profile in the overlay. You will need to remove the old link.	+	Next we set up the portage profile. The file /etc/make.profile is a symbolic link from /etc to the profile in the overlay. You will need to remove the old link.

	KURO-BOX-EM etc #rm make.profile		KURO-BOX-EM etc #rm make.profile
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	KURO-BOX-EM etc #ln -s ../usr/portage/overlays/20060122/profiles/kurobox make.profile		KURO-BOX-EM etc #ln -s ../usr/portage/overlays/20060122/profiles/kurobox make.profile

-	Next we need to let portage know where the overlay is located. we do this with another symbolic link that points from the profile in the overlay to the profile in the official portage tree.	+	Next we need to let portage know where the overlay is located. We do this with another symbolic link that points from the profile in the overlay, to the profile in the official portage tree.

-	KURO-BOX-EM ~~kurobox~~ #cd /usr/portage/overlays	+	KURO-BOX-EM etc #cd /usr/portage/overlays

	Notice the 20060122 in the following lines. Change it to the date of your overlay in order to point to the correct directory. It is the relative path from the profile in the overlay to the profile in the official portage tree. Each ../ indicates a directory up in the tree. Just count the directories up and then add the path back down.		Notice the 20060122 in the following lines. Change it to the date of your overlay in order to point to the correct directory. It is the relative path from the profile in the overlay to the profile in the official portage tree. Each ../ indicates a directory up in the tree. Just count the directories up and then add the path back down.

-	KURO-BOX-EM overlays # echo "../../../../portage/profiles/default-linux/ppc/2005.1/ppc" > 20060122/profiles/kurobox/parent	+	KURO-BOX-EM overlays #echo "../../../../portage/profiles/default-linux/ppc/2005.1/ppc" > 20060122/profiles/kurobox/parent
	KURO-BOX-EM overlays #cd /etc		KURO-BOX-EM overlays #cd /etc