For bug #186639, note that /etc/portage/profile/ supports all of the same file types...

svn path=/main/branches/2.1.2/; revision=7414

diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5
index 5d7e34de7a06b1ca63221ae3c18067d622230743..725e09375e3b54c4e41c8f123fe4d7c687a3d27e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/portage.5
+++ b/man/portage.5
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ may easily be updated/regenerated by running `emerge \-\-sync`.  It defines
 what a profile is (usually arch specific stuff).  If you need a custom 
 profile, then you should make your own \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR 
 directory and populate it.  However, if you just wish to override some 
-settings, use \fB/etc/portage/profile/\fR. Do NOT edit the settings in
-\fB/etc/make.profile/\fR because they WILL be lost with the next
+settings, use \fB/etc/portage/profile/\fR (it supports all of the same file
+types that \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR does, except parent). Do NOT edit the
+settings in \fB/etc/make.profile/\fR because they WILL be lost with the next
 `emerge \-\-sync`.
 .RS
 .TP