Re: [gentoo-dev] /usr/portage --> /var/portage

[Matthew Kennedy]

Meder Bakirov <bakirov@××××××××.kg> writes:

> Hi all!
>
> I just wanted to ask: can we expect, in future versions of a Gentoo Linux, a
> move of /usr/portage to /var/portage as the most appropriate place to store
> frequently changing portage tree?
>
> I guess, it (Gentoo) would then suit most admins, willing to have a Gentoo
> Linux on their servers (I use Gentoo on my servers :-P). Because, for
> example, in my case, I have /usr always mounted ro (read-only) in fstab,
> remounting it rw (read-write) for critical updates only (when I emerge some
> new apps; e.g. security updates)
>
> How does it intersect with FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard)?

[...]

This has been on of those minor complaints I have personally.

IMHO we should go with the following as a default:

    /usr/portage/packages -> /var/cache/packages
    /usr/portage -> /usr/share/portage

For /usr/portage/distfiles, I'm not sure.  Since it is essentially
architecture independent, I believe the following is appropriate:

    /usr/portage/distfiles -> /usr/share/portage/distfiles

I think the above is in-line with the Linux FHS.

Matt

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Matthew Kennedy
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