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On Mon, 2004-04-12, 23:26:06 +0200, in <20040412232606.51a010f7.spider@g.o>, Spider <spider@g.o> wrote: |
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> begin quote |
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> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:17:30 +0100 |
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> Stuart Herbert <stuart@g.o> wrote: |
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> > On Monday 12 April 2004 21:58, Marius Mauch wrote: |
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> > > On 04/12/04 Stuart Herbert wrote: |
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> > > > Will Portage function without /var/cache/edb? |
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> > > |
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> > > Yes, but it will be _very_ slow. |
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> > > |
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> > > Marius |
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> > Then we shouldn't be putting this in /var/cache. It's for temporary |
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> > files, and can be emptied at any time without warning. This should |
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> > really go into /var/db. |
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> even worse. the "world" file, and the configs are also stored in |
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> /var/cache. "not good". |
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If I understand FHS correctly, the "cache" stuff should go somewhere |
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under /var/tmp. /var/cache/edb/{config,counter,mtimedb,virtuals,world} |
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and /var/db/pkg should go somewhere under /var/lib. FHS specifically |
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states that /var/db shouldn't even exist. |
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-- |
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Batou: Hey, Major... You ever hear of "human rights"? |
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Kusanagi: I understand the concept, but I've never seen it in action. |
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--Ghost in the Shell |
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