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,

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