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Repository format
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A quick reference to Gentoo ebuild repository (overlay) format.
Tree
Repository root ├── <category>/ │ ├── <name>/ │ │ ├── <name>-<version>.ebuild │ │ ├── ... │ │ ├── Manifest │ │ ├── metadata.xml │ │ └── files/ │ ├── metadata.xml │ └── ... ├── ... ├── eclass/ ├── licenses/ ├── metadata/ │ └── layout.conf └── profiles/ ├── ... └── repo_name
See also
- /etc/portage — the primary configuration directory for Portage, Gentoo's package manager.