> On 1 Aug 2021, at 00:23, Joshua Kinard <ku...@gentoo.org> wrote: > >> [snip] > > Yeah, I found one mention in the Wiki[1], but not under "Profiles" in the > devmanual[2]. The Wiki description doesn't say why that file is needed in > every single subdirectory. > > [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Profile_(Portage)#Profile_structure > [2] https://devmanual.gentoo.org/profiles/index.html > > That said, the PMS reference actually provides the clearest explanation. I > think that language should be in the devmanual at [2], as it also explains > the lack of inheritance. >
Does this PR [0] for the devmanual help a bit? Let me know if you have feedback (either here or on GitHub is fine, I don't mind). > Okay, mystery solved. We'll have to someday revisit why this file can't be > inherited, which would allow us to reduce the number of copies in the tree. > Yeah, I think this is worth investigating. I've wondered the same thing before. [0] https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/240 best, sam
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