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On Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:56:04 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> /var/tmp/portage should be at least 1G on a modern system, 6G+ if |
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> building mozilla stuff and OOo is something you intend to do. |
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IMO PORTAGE_TMPDIR should not be on such an important filesystem as /var. |
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Having system programs unable to function properly when they cannot write |
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to logfiles because you OOo emerge has filled the filesystem is not good. |
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A separate filesystem for this, using either ext2 or tmpfs is a safer, and |
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faster, option |
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Neil Bothwick |
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