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Am 08.05.2013 13:05, schrieb Thomas Mueller: |
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> Having package data in /var/db/pkg/<category>/<package-name> carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. |
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> I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/<package-name> in NetBSD pkgsrc and FreeBSD ports, though FreeBSD is wsitching to a different structure nkwon as pkgng. |
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> Is there any way to configure so as to avoid this annoyance in Gentoo? Like maybe making /var/db/pkg/<package-name>? |
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> One can do |
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> ls /var/db/pkg/*/<package-name> but this is still an annoyance. |
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> I have some limited experience with Gentoo Linux on my older computer. Compiling the kernel took 130 minutes, and then the kernel failed to boot. |
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What are you trying to accomplish? I mean, why do you need to navigate |
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around /var/db/pkg? I'm pretty sure there's a better alternative for |
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your needs. |
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