Gentoo Archives: gentoo-alpha

From: "Donsbach
To: gentoo-alpha@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-alpha] Portage
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:49:05
Message-Id: E8C532D801BE5B479B28B626184E8CDD0513DEC8@tayexc14.americas.cpqcorp.net
1 Ok, this is probably a question for a "general" list, but here goes....
2
3 The machine I've been installing Gentoo on is rather limited in disk
4 space. I've noticed that as I start installing things, the Portage
5 directory is growing rather quickly, thus filling up my / partition.
6 What's the best way from keeping the Portage tree from growing? Can you
7 limit the size of the "distfiles" directory somehow? That seems to be
8 the biggest.
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11 Jeff Donsbach
12 Developer Resource Center T/(978) 506-5227
13 HP Partner Technical Services jeff.donsbach@××.com

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Re: [gentoo-alpha] Portage Rick Altherr <kc8apf@××××××.net>