Editing Make.Conf

[FeStus96]

Hey everyone!

So i have a basic question and im sure the man for make.conf probably explains this or maybe its self explanatory but, if i change anything in my make.conf file do i need to re sync or do anything after that? Or is it just a simple change and then save the file? I believe when you change any USE flags you have to re sync but what about the MAKEOPTS or anything along those lines? Do those need anything special done after they're changed?

I know this is probably a dumb question i would just like confirmation

Thank you!

[alamahant]

You just rebuild @ world

[FeStus96]

THANK YOU!!!

This perfectly answered my question and gave me an understanding of re emerging the make.conf if you can believe that lol i see when and why it would be needed or not now.

one more thing -uDNav im guessing thats short for a few things, im newish to the lingo in a way, could you explain what that means and what its doing?

im gonna guess its short for --update --deep --newuse --ask --verbose?? i hope im close lmao

again, thank you!

EDIT: I was correct, upon checking the emerge manual i can see what -uDNav and -uDUav mean. Thank you so much for the help!

[figueroa]

Just to double-down on the question, you don't need to do anything after changing make.conf. Changes will be picked up next time you use portage without any further action on your part.

Always have a back before making edits. I recommend that you don't delete lines. Duplicate lines, put an # in the front of the duplicate line and make your changes to the original line. This will make it easy to 1. Reference your changes, and 2. Reverse your changes.
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[FeStus96]

I really appreciate that, thank you!

This all helps my understanding of the make.conf a lot more.

Now i just need a better grasp on USE flags lol