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On Mon, 17 May 2010 21:50:28 +0930, Iain Buchanan wrote: |
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> > I share my distfiles but I don't use FTP as that means storing copies |
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> > of the same file on each computer. Instead, I use NFS. /mnt/portage is |
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> > shared across all machines on the network and DISTDIR is set |
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> > to /mnt/portage/distfiles in each make.conf. |
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> Until I pick up my laptop and drive to work, where network speeds to my |
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> server drop from 100Mbit to 50kbit and I need that local copy! |
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I tend not to run emerges when away from home, although the lack of a |
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local copy does prove awkward after a kernel upgrade that requires a |
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rebuild of the wireless drivers. Not a situation I have to deal with any |
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more, thankfully. |
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> Which is why I'm glad there are multiple ways to do it :) |
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Indeed :) |
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Neil Bothwick |
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A chicken is an egg's way of producing more eggs. |
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