commit:     d3ef8a24be82b9c5f4b349596de32ac81c7a8740
Author:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sat Nov  8 13:49:26 2025 +0000
Commit:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Sat Nov  8 13:49:26 2025 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=d3ef8a24

2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify: clarify even harder

I feel like we're still seeing people (even with the comment I added in
e359e61a248088072623d84e59a73b3150a32faa inside their repos.conf) using
this when they shouldn't be, so clarify further...

Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/959831
Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/965474
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>

 .../2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify.en.txt                        | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git 
a/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify.en.txt 
b/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify.en.txt
index 37c156b..babd15a 100644
--- 
a/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify.en.txt
+++ 
b/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify/2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify.en.txt
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ An typical adjusted configuration may look like the 
following:
 [gentoo]
 location = /var/db/repos/gentoo
 sync-type = git
+# This is the raw git repository and it lacks news, GLSAs, and metadata.
+# We don't recommend using it unless you're an advanced user!
+#
+# If using this repository instead of the 'sync' repositories, please make
+# sure to generate news and friends yourself.
 sync-uri = https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo.git
 sync-openpgp-key-path = /usr/share/openpgp-keys/gentoo-developers.asc
 # If you experience hangs or refresh failures, try 'no' instead.

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