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.
