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author | 2011-06-11 23:42:12 +0100 | |
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committer | 2011-06-11 23:42:12 +0100 | |
commit | e379672bd8a1167080b362974cea1820ace4a5ba (patch) | |
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Undocument virtuals
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/configuration/repositories/vdb.html.part | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/overview/gettingstarted.html.part | 7 |
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diff --git a/doc/configuration/repositories/index.html.part b/doc/configuration/repositories/index.html.part index 169c05186..9abc88053 100644 --- a/doc/configuration/repositories/index.html.part +++ b/doc/configuration/repositories/index.html.part @@ -74,19 +74,6 @@ other keys.</p> <li><a href="vdb.html">VDB</a>, for tracking installed ebuilds.</li> </ul> -<p>In addition, the following repositories are magically defined on Gentoo and derived distributions that make use of -old-style virtuals:</p> - -<dl> - <dt><code>virtuals</code></dt> - <dd>A special repository that contains special package entries for old style virtuals, mapping them to their - providers.</dd> - - <dt><code>installed-virtuals</code></dt> - <dd>A special repository that contains special package entries for installed old style virtuals (provided - packages).</dd> -</dl> - <h3>Exherbo</h3> <ul> diff --git a/doc/configuration/repositories/vdb.html.part b/doc/configuration/repositories/vdb.html.part index 722c7b1bd..4fa8fe236 100644 --- a/doc/configuration/repositories/vdb.html.part +++ b/doc/configuration/repositories/vdb.html.part @@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ for <code>vdb</code> format repositories:</p> <dd>The location of the repository. Mandatory. On Gentoo systems, this must be <code>${root}/var/db/pkg</code> to avoid problems with broken ebuilds that illegally access the VDB.</dd> - <dt><code>provides_cache</code></dt> - <dd>The file to use for reading and writing a cache of providers of old-style virtuals. See <a - href="../../overview/gettingstarted.html">Getting Started</a> for notes. Optional, set to <code>/var/empty</code> - to disable.</dd> - <dt><code>names_cache</code></dt> <dd>The directory in which to look for a names cache, and in which to generate a names cache. A names cache will significantly speed up converting a <code>pkg</code> into a <code>cat/pkg</code>. See <a diff --git a/doc/overview/gettingstarted.html.part b/doc/overview/gettingstarted.html.part index dd81989aa..186f5fbd2 100644 --- a/doc/overview/gettingstarted.html.part +++ b/doc/overview/gettingstarted.html.part @@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ via <code>--sync</code>) modify a repository.</p> location = /var/db/pkg/ format = vdb names_cache = (see below) -provides_cache = (see below) </pre> <p>The <code>names_cache = </code> option, if set to (for example) <code>/var/cache/paludis/names</code>, can be used to @@ -238,12 +237,6 @@ seconds on typical hardware). Most users will benefit hugely from this option. H this cache, so if for any reason you use Portage for any operation, you must then run <code>cave fix-cache</code>.</p> -<p>The <code>provides_cache = </code> option, if set to (for example) <code>/var/cache/paludis/provides</code>, can be -used to make resolving an old style virtual to its providers much faster (a lot less of a second, as opposed to anywhere -up to a minute if many packages are installed). Because many common operations require a virtual resolution, using this -option can give huge speedups. Again, however, Portage will not use this cache, so you will need to regenerate it -manually if you install or uninstall any package using Portage.</p> - <p>To disable either cache, use <code>/var/empty</code> as the value.</p> <p>You are responsible for ensuring that any cache directories you use exist and have appropriate permissions.</p> |