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On 01/09/15 16:10, Emanuele Rusconi wrote: |
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> On 1 September 2015 at 10:02, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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>> How many heads will explode? I have /etc/portage/package.use/package.use |
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>> file (YES!) The only reason I made a package.use directory was because I |
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>> set up a cross-build environment, so that my ancient 32-bit Atom netbook |
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>> wouldn't have to spend 14 hours building Seamonkey. The cross-compiler |
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>> *DEMANDS* a package.use directory. |
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>> [d531][waltdnes][~] ll /etc/portage/package.use/ |
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>> total 24 |
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>> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 30 17:05 . |
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>> drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Jul 30 17:03 .. |
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>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41 Mar 25 00:04 cross---help |
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>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37 Mar 25 00:01 cross--p |
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>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 274 May 4 12:07 cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu |
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>> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 585 Jul 30 17:05 package.use |
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>> -- |
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>> Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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>> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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> Yeah, crazy, right? I mean, a configuration file WITHIN a directory!! |
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> Woah, it's mind-boggling, dude!! |
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> -- Emanuele Rusconi |
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Hey! - I am not the only one doing this then :) |
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And it was also because of a cross-compiler. When I looked at how much |
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extra work this type fragmentation causes, and how little (or any!) |
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advantage it gives makes one wonder about the designers sanity ... |
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BillK |
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