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On 12/20/2012 01:14 PM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:27:26 +0100 |
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> Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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>> The FHS says: |
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>> |
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>> /var/cache is intended for cached data from applications. Such data |
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>> is locally generated as a result of time-consuming I/O or |
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>> calculation. The application must be able to regenerate or restore |
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>> the data. |
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>> |
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>> Now I wonder: After removal of e.g. the Portage tree from a system, it |
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>> is generally not possible to restore it. (It can be refetched, but not |
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>> to its previous state.) |
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>> |
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>> Same is true for distfiles, at least to some degree. They may have |
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>> vanished upstream or from mirrors. |
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>> |
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>> Maybe /var/lib would be a better choice? It would also take care of |
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>> the issue with fetch-restricted files. |
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> |
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> The tree is a database. It belongs in /var/db/. |
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> |
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+1 |
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and another +1 from my other personality, so +2 from us |
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- -ZC |
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