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Hi Grant, |
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On 2021-06-02 15:22, Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> The order of package bilds often seems to be quite different after the |
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> interruption than it was the first time -- often X is a fair ways down |
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> the list. |
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> Why is that? |
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it might possibly be related to hash randomization. I experienced a |
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similar "problem" during work some time ago, where I couldn't reliably |
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compare a set of values with a predefined list, without sorting it |
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first. |
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You can try the following Bash script to demonstrate the effects of hash |
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randomization in Python: |
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for _ in {1..5}; do python -c "print(set(['a', 'b', 'c']))"; done |
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Chances are high that you will get five completely differently sorted |
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sets. |
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Since Portage is programmed in Python, it might be the same effect here, |
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the packages are built up in a set or a dictionary and are therfore |
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affected by the random seed. |
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More information and pointers on this topic can be found in the Python |
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documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-r |
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Regards and all the best |
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Flo |
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