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From: "Zac Medico (zmedico)" <zmedico@g.o>
To: gentoo-commits@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-commits] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc: faq.xml
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:28:28
Message-Id: E1Jo4Ur-0000bN-Lc@stork.gentoo.org
1 zmedico 08/04/21 22:28:25
2
3 Modified: faq.xml
4 Log:
5 Update the "portage tree via NFS" with relevant new information about
6 FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in >=portage-2.1.5_rc6.
7
8 Revision Changes Path
9 1.34 xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml
10
11 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml?rev=1.34&view=markup
12 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml?rev=1.34&content-type=text/plain
13 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml?r1=1.33&r2=1.34
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15 Index: faq.xml
16 ===================================================================
17 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml,v
18 retrieving revision 1.33
19 retrieving revision 1.34
20 diff -u -r1.33 -r1.34
21 --- faq.xml 16 Apr 2008 20:48:59 -0000 1.33
22 +++ faq.xml 21 Apr 2008 22:28:25 -0000 1.34
23 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
24 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
25 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
26 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml,v 1.33 2008/04/16 20:48:59 zmedico Exp $ -->
27 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml,v 1.34 2008/04/21 22:28:25 zmedico Exp $ -->
28
29 <guide link="/proj/en/portage/doc/faq.xml" lang="en">
30 <title>Portage Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</title>
31 @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
32 </section>
33
34 <section>
35 -<title>Can I mount the portage tree ( /usr/portage ) via NFS?</title>
36 +<title>Can I mount the portage tree (/usr/portage) via NFS?</title>
37 <body>
38
39 <p>
40 @@ -107,6 +107,12 @@
41 The portage manual page (run <c>man portage</c>) describes the steps necessary
42 to enable this.
43 </note>
44 +<note>With versions of portage >=2.1.5_rc6 there is never any need to run
45 +<c>emerge --metadata</c> as long as the user has not enabled
46 +FEATURES="metadata-transfer" in make.conf. When metadata-transfer is disabled,
47 +metadata cache from the ${PORTDIR}/metadata/cache/ directory will be used
48 +directly. Run <c>man make.conf</c> to learn more about metadata-transfer.
49 +</note>
50 <p>
51 If you encounter
52 problems with an NFS setup it is important that you ensure you have the proper locking
53
54
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