On Samstag 03 Oktober 2009, Dale wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Samstag 03 Oktober 2009, Dale wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> I'm wanting to change the portage.* files to a directory since portage > >> has been supporting this for while now. I have a question tho. I have > >> a few files that are not currently "active". I have them named > >> package.keyword.old and a few others with other things attached to the > >> end. Naturally I don't want to include those files but want to hang > >> onto the files. Is there something that I can do when naming them that > >> will tell portage to ignore them? Maybe like putting a "#" in front of > >> the name or something? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Dale > >> > >> :-) :-) > > > > ??? > > > > just create package.use/keyword/unmask/mask directory, but do not put the > > files you don't want to be considered into them. > > So I'll have to store them somewhere else huh? That will work I guess. > Hmmm, /root I guess. Would be nice to have them all in one place tho. > > Thanks much. > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
no, just let them linger in /etc/portage as long as they don't end on *keyword *use *mask *unmask they won't get considered.
