need a new make.conf

Negated Void · l33t Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 672

Erm.. lost my copy of make.conf through a stupid mistake. any clues on how to get a new copy of the thing? It was just default, with a custom use flag and set to Pentium III.

-Matt

stustill · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 8:47 pm Post subject:

Maybe emerge -u system....

Stu

Negated Void · l33t Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 672

nope. Same as emerge portage, it dosn't update the make.conf, just keeps my current one (a one line pointless thing i had to create for it to run)

-Matt

TheEternalVortex · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:02 am Post subject:

Install portage, and it should update...
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Negated Void · l33t Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 672

'emerge portage'

dosn't do it,

eGore911 · Apprentice Joined: 11 Mar 2003 Posts: 290

emerge -u system

while your system is working, prexx ctrl-c, done

GuidoJ · Guru Joined: 24 Dec 2002 Posts: 444 Location: Netherlands

Find the latest portage-2.0.*.tar.bz2 in /usr/portage/distfiles and untar make.conf from the package. I haven't tried this, but it's gotta be in there somewhere. Of course you still have to make the manual changes you had before.

- Guido

Negated Void · l33t Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 672

Sorry to play the newb a lil much, but

eGore911:Don't see what that'd do, but it also says it's got nothing to do for emerge -u system

GuidoJ: Sounds great, what command would i use to untar it from the command line? I thought i had it worked out with the man file, but it dosn't seem to work (moreover seems to freeze tar or something.. i dunno)

-Matt

tgoodaire · Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 11:56 pm Post subject:

To untar a .tar.bz2 file from the command line, type this:

tar xjvf blah.tar.bz2
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Dessimat0r · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 102

Use 'emerge portage'

That will remake make.conf
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crown · n00b Joined: 15 Jun 2002 Posts: 64

It won't "remake" it exactly, because of config-protect, however you should end up with a file like .cfg0000_make.conf after you finish doing "emerge portage".

ozt · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 9:50 am Post subject:

etc-update maybe?

Negated Void · l33t Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 672

Emerge portage *dosn't* remake it, Hence there is no additional file with config-protect. and etc-update has nothing to do.

That being said i got the file our fo the .tar.bz2, thanks very much for all the help!
-Matt