On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:38:15 +1000, Richard Watson wrote: > I'm trying to use the contents of the 2005.1 packages CD. This may be a > silly question but do I simply copy the files I want to use into the > directory /usr/portage/distfiles or is there a emerge command that > allows me to take them directly off the CD?
distfiles is for source tarballs, not binary packages. Set PKGDIR to the packages directory on the CD (in make.conf or on the command line) and run emerge with the --usepkg option. man emerge for more details. -- Neil Bothwick Caution, an incorrigible punster - don't incorrige.
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