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authorMike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>2014-01-05 17:23:05 -0500
committerMike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>2014-01-05 17:23:31 -0500
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portage(5): layout.conf: clarify profile-formats key
Reported-by: Sebastian Luther <SebastianLuther@gmx.de>
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diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5
index 8f7f6e4a2..bfe4af87b 100644
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@@ -1045,10 +1045,11 @@ The default setting for repoman's --echangelog option.
The cache formats supported in the metadata tree. There is the old "pms" format
and the newer/faster "md5-dict" format. Default is to detect dirs.
.TP
-.BR profile\-formats " = [portage-1|" portage-1-compat "|portage-2]"
+.BR profile\-formats " = [pms|portage-1|portage-2]"
Control functionality available to profiles in this repo such as which files
may be dirs, or the syntax available in parent files. Use "portage-2" if you're
-unsure.
+unsure. The default is "portage-1-compat" mode which is meant to be compatible
+with old profiles, but is not allowed to be opted into directly.
.RE
.RE