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Capital K, which (I believe) is use binary packages only. |
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On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 03:45:21PM +0800, Michael Boman wrote: |
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> On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 03:40:02AM -0400, Jon Portnoy wrote: |
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> > I think the -K option for emerge does this. |
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> > On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 03:36:21PM +0800, Michael Boman wrote: |
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> > > Is there a way to let machines only see (updated) pre-compiled packages |
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> > > when they do 'emerge -p world'? I am thinking of providing a local |
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> > > repository of "authorized/tested" software over NFS and when you do |
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> > > 'emerge world' it will take the latest version from the pre-compiled |
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> > > pile of packages, totally ignoring what is availble as ebuild's from |
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> > > rsync.gentoo.org or in the PORTAGE_OVERLAY dir.. |
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> > > Doable? How? |
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> From the emerge man-page: |
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> --usepkg (-k) |
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> Tells emerge to use binary packages (from $PKGDIR) if they are |
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> available, thus possibly avoiding some time-consuming compiles. |
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> This option is useful for CD installs; you can export |
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> PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/packages and then use this option to have |
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> emerge "pull" binary packages from the CD in order to satisfy |
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> dependencies. |
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> My biggest problem is the wording |
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> "to use binary packages (from $PKGDIR) >>if<< they are available" |
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> It hints that if a newer ebuild is availble it will still be compiled, |
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> and not taken from the pre-compiled repository. |
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> If I am wrong please let me know ;) |
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> Best regards |
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> Michael Boman |
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> Michael Boman |
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> Security Architect, SecureCiRT Pte Ltd |
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> http://www.securecirt.com |
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Jon Portnoy |
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