[What should portage configuration be like?]

Do you mean "emerge portage" or "sync portage directory"?

 

Because if before syncing portage directory the directory must be empty it means before every syncing one should delete the whole portage directory content...

If you still have the error:

 

fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.

1. delete anything in your portage directory.

2.

emerge --sync

or

eix-sync

[What should portage configuration be like?]

@patty.yivi sorry for my English. Before you emerge portage, the portage directory must be empty. It cannot include anything, otherwise git will complaint.

I created a distfiles directory in the portage directory before emerging protage. Git showed me the same errors as yours.

[What should portage configuration be like?]

Are there any files in the portage directory? I encountered the same problem. You should ensure that it's an empty directory. After emerging the portage first, you can create any files & directory in it.

If it cannot resolve your problem, try the default portage directory. My configure file is the same as yours except the portage directory.

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