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On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:05:59 +0700 |
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Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote: |
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> On Mar 13, 2012 2:00 PM, "Alan McKinnon" <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> |
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> wrote: |
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> > On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:04:00 +0700 |
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> > Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote: |
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> > > I am seriously thinking of splitting the storage of directories |
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> > > under /usr, e.g., /usr/portage and /usr/source actually living |
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> > > somewhere else, on different partition and different filesystem. |
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> > > Let's say something mounted on /mnt/Persistent. |
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> > > My question: should I use bindmount or symlinks to do that? |
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> > > What's the drawbacks/benefits for either? |
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> > > Rgds, |
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> > You should do neither as they do not give you split storage, they |
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> > both give you the same thing in two different places. |
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> > Create two new filesystems and mount them. |
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> > I personally use /var/portage as there is no good reason for it to |
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> > be under /usr where it is just clutter. |
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> > Code goes in /usr |
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> > Data goes in /var |
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> > You have to change PORTDIR in /etc/make.conf for this to work as |
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> > well as /etc/make.profile. Nothing breaks without it, you just get |
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> > errors from portage |
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> Eh? But I put portage, src, share, etc. on a different partition |
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> mounted under /mnt ... doesn't that mean I am using a split |
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> filesystem? |
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Do you have separate filesystems for each of those directories, or one |
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big storage area? I'm struggling to find out what you are trying to |
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accomplish and what problem that is a solution for. |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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