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On 08/02/18 23:57, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 4:52 PM, gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> However, it probably won't be sooner than |
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>> # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=90 --ask |
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>> world --exclude chromium |
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>> fails because of the "--exclude chromium" part :), as I have already compiled |
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>> the recent vertion of chromium with /var/tmp/portage on the hard disk and |
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>> it took more than 24 hours on my old AMD Athlon X2 with j2 option. :( |
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> Honestly I doubt that tmpfs will make much difference since this is |
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> probably CPU-bound. |
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The lack of disk I/O improves the desktop while using it. Build times |
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get slightly lower, but as you said, not enough as to be the main use. |
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It's really about avoiding disk I/O. Another benefit is reducing |
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fragmentation on the disk. |
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