Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] What is the best way forward? - Update 1
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:29:13
Message-Id: 20210227132851.1ff7b6e4@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] What is the best way forward? - Update 1 by Michael
1 On Sat, 27 Feb 2021 08:59:08 +0000, Michael wrote:
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3 > > That's right, the source files are in $DISTDIR, unless you have
4 > > cleaned it. /var/db/pkg contains all the information portage needs
5 > > about the installed software.
6 >
7 > $ emerge --info | grep DISTDIR
8 >
9 > will show if the source files directory is in the old
10 > /usr/portage/distfiles, or the new default of /var/cache/distfiles, or
11 > some custom location the user has specified in /etc/portage/make.conf.
12
13 Or the somewhat faster
14
15 $ portageq distdir :)
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19 Neil Bothwick
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21 Nixon's Principal: If 2 wrongs don't make a right, try 3.