1.4rc3 - no such thing as /etc/make.profile/make.defaults

bkeating

Im following the directions at; http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml

and it says to look in /etc/make.profile/make.defaults to see what USE flags are used (so i can disable some of them in make.conf)

but there is no such files located at: /etc/make.profile/make.defaults

theirs a /etc/make.profile but it's not a directory, I opened it up and it's a blank file.

bkeating · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject:

UPDATE::

I see now that 'make.profile' in /etc/ is a link to /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4

but...

only; /usr/portage/ exists the 'profiles/default-x86-1.4' does not. as a matter of fact, there isn't anything in /usr/portage/ (0 files)

I followed the rules exactly too. :-\

dol-sen · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 2:55 pm Post subject:

It looks like you missed the space between make.profile and make.defaults, they are individual files not directories. You have to do an emerge sync for the link into /usr/portage to work.

bkeating · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 2:56 pm Post subject:

did that, as it said in teh directions. still. nothing.

is the documentation for rc_4_ that much different that rc_3_ will not work with it?

MadEgg · l33t Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Posts: 678 Location: Netherlands

Well I haven't seem a starter posting that many installation questions in just 2 days of time so somewhere I get the feeling you're a bit a lazy reader but anyway.

/etc/make.profile should be a link to the selected profile(depending on your RC and version) in /usr/portage. You can manually change this link if you want to but you shouldn't have to.

If you extracted any of the stage-* tarballs from the installation CD, there should be an /usr/portage/profile directory. Otherwise something really messed up. An emerge rsync should help there though, as it downloads those files as well.

If it doesn't, something seriously went wrong and I suggest you start all over with your install. If you get the same error again, you've probably found a bug and should file it with the gentoo developers.
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bkeating · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:33 pm Post subject:

rc_4_ installation document failes to mention doing the following:

dol-sen · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 4:38 pm Post subject:

I just had a look in the online install documentation and all those steps are in there

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml

I'm glad it's working for you now.

Brian
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