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On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:21:50 +0200 |
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Frank Steinmetzger wrote: |
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> Here it stores alotta info about the binary packages - for instance |
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> with what useflags they were compiled. This info is not in the |
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> archives, which only contain the files. |
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No, informations about environment are included in tbz2 packages. |
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You can read man xpak for explanations. |
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IMHO, the /usr/portage/packages/Packages file is an index for the |
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package manager to avoid wasting time to open, parse and close each |
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tbz2 file. |
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