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On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:12:22 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> I don't trust my memory either so I looked it up. The most recent copy |
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> of FHS I have is 2.2: |
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> "The /tmp directory must be made available for programs that require |
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> temporary files. |
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> "Programs must not assume that any files or directories in /tmp are |
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> preserved between invocations of the program." |
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> It says nothing about reboots, that is a common mis-interpretation of |
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> the standard. |
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But |
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> Why not just keep it as /var/tmp? Defined as: |
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> "The /var/tmp directory is made available for programs that require |
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> temporary files or directories that are preserved between system |
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> reboots. Therefore, data stored in /var/tmp is more persistent than |
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> data in /tmp. |
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So it does say that /tmp can't be relied upon to survive reboots, but |
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not in the definition of /tmp :( |
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AIUI FHS is for binary distros, so doesn't apply to Gentoo anyway. |
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> Portage shouldn't even begin to start thinking about belonging |
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> in /usr :-). That's why I have: |
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> nazgul ~ # cat /etc/make.conf | grep PORTDIR |
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> PORTDIR="/var/portage" |
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Or mount /usr/portage on its own filesystem. I have it mounted on a |
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sparse file as per |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Speeding_up_portage#MultiPurpose_Trick |
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Neil Bothwick |
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"A hundred years of forgetting and it all comes rushing back..." |
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