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On 01/26/2011 02:12 PM, PK wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> Is there any way to simultaneously emerge multiple packages (multiple |
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> instances of 'emerge') that share common dependencies ? |
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> I'm aware that portage uses locking mechanism before modifying 'world' |
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> file, but what about the actual building process ? I'd expect emerge to |
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> check if dependency package is already build/installed (or currently |
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> being build by another instance) and just skip it in this case, however |
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> I haven't tried it yet.. Can anybody shred some light on this ? |
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You can try, but the second instance with simply block until the lock |
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has been removed. |
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I'm not aware of any package system that supports this. I don't think |
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adding support for this justifies the added complexity. |
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