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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Source for checksums of installed files
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:39:11
Message-Id: 20150214133855.1b2a1148@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Source for checksums of installed files by Jan Sever
1 On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 11:26:33 +0100 (CET), Jan Sever wrote:
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3 > >> I was looking for information about the source for checksums of
4 > >> installed files but I didn't find. I'd like to know whether Portage
5 > >> makes checksums (for equery check) from installed files in /, or
6 > >> in /var/tmp/portage. And similarly whether it makes binary packages
7 > >> (when asked) from /, or again from /var/tmp/portage. It'd make sense,
8 > >> it'd make it from /var/tmp/portage but I'm not sure of that.
9 > >
10 > > It makes the packages from $PORTAGE_TMPDIR and then installs from that
11 > > package, when using buildpkg. Quickpkg builds fro the installed
12 > > files.
13 >
14 > Thanks for your very quick answer. And the checksums?
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16 There's a good reason I didn't answer that part of the question...
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20 Neil Bothwick
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22 "Meow" <SPLAT!> "Woof" <SPLAT!> Jeez, it's really raining today.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Source for checksums of installed files Jan Sever <n32@×××××.cz>