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Beso <givemesugarr@×××××.com> posted |
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d257c3560710291145p65425e7ao9a55c53484ccaf0f@××××××××××.com, excerpted |
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below, on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:45:52 +0100: |
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> i'd suggest you install ccache before compiling if you don't yet use it |
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> and to add the option --buildpkg to emerge, so that you can have the |
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> firefox package built for your particular system. this is useful also |
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> for long time compiling packages as gtk+,qt or kdelibs and kdebase. if |
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> you'd later need to reinstall them (for example the expat-2 update) you |
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> can install them in a matter of little time. just be aware that the |
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> packaging requires additional disk space to package the files once |
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> they're compiled. i didn't experience crashes in the last 6 months. |
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I have FEATURES=ccache and buildpkg both on, so no need to add the emerge |
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parameter, but yes, I've been doing this for some time, and seriously |
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recommend it (particularly the buildpkg part, ccache is covered in the |
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handbook reasonably well already) myself. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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