commit: 920ea8cad219d51bf655c95afc07ef0826370f41 Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Mon Nov 24 18:05:23 2025 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Mon Nov 24 18:05:23 2025 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=920ea8ca
2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify: explain that gemato is needed We had a user w/ USE=-rsync-verify in #gentoo and therefore no gemato. Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org> .../2025-11-01-portage-git-sync-verify.en.txt | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) 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 e9e448b..718181d 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 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Title: Portage to verify git-synced ::gentoo per default Author: Florian Schmaus <[email protected]> Posted: 2025-11-01 -Revision: 6 +Revision: 7 News-Item-Format: 2.0 Display-If-Installed: sys-apps/portage @@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ set sync-git-verify-commit-signature = true for the "raw" ::gentoo repository as default. -This behavior change requires action from users who are synchronizing -the "raw" ::gentoo git repository, as otherwise synchronization may -fail due to verification errors. +Note that if you have the 'rsync-verify' flag (misleading name) disabled +for sys-apps/portage, you will need to enable it, as it pulls in +app-portage/gemato which is used for verification for git repositories too. +It is enabled by default. + +This behavior change otherwise only requires action from users who are +synchronizing the "raw" ::gentoo git repository, as otherwise synchronization +may fail due to verification errors. Users - synchronizing the "sync friendly" ::gentoo git repository,
