Steven Elling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [ ... ]
> I think the Gentoo team should consider giving the user a way of > configuring packages to not install certain cron jobs upon install. > For instance, I have a Tecra 8000 laptop that I use every once in a > while. After the laptop completes booting, I cannot use it for 30 > minutes to a hour because the makewhatis and updatedb (or slocate) > cron jobs kick off after booting and drag the system to a crawl. first, slocate I/O shouldn't be able to bring your box to a crawl. secondly, you're free to kill the processes while they're running. > And yes, I know I can just remove the cron jobs but by the time I'm > done with the laptop I forget to remove them. Also, the cron jobs > will get installed again when their packages are upgraded. inject an ebuild with a version number high enough that you won't ever see it again. [ ... ] -- Terje -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
