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Hello, |
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On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 09:53:54PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> Hello Michal 'vorner' Vaner, |
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> > Now you can mount /var remotely (portage compiles there and needs lots |
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> > of space) - this way you need only the space for installed programs, not |
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> > compiling and compile on other machine using distcc. |
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> portage can use any directory you like for its workspace, you don't have |
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> to remote mount /var to achieve this. You could mount /var/tmp over NFS, |
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> but setting PORTAGE_TMPDIR is less kludgy. |
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Well, seems on the same level for me, but that is only personal |
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preference. But the point with this one is - PORTAGE_TMPDIR (besides, |
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isn't it PORTAGE_WORKDIR?) is gentoo specific, but you can do the |
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mounting just anywhere. |
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Anyway, the point is probably clear… |
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With regards |
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-- |
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Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. |
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-- Samuel Goldwyn |
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Michal 'vorner' Vaner |
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