> > > Since I have multiple gentoo systems, I use http-replicator as the > > > http proxy for portage; all of the systems hit the proxy for package > > > files so I only have to perform the download from the net once to > > > keep the entire internal network up to date. > > > > Does this handle pkg X being needed by the client, but not needed for > > the pkg server? This has been the only thing holding me back from doing > > similar... > > I don't see why it shouldn't, but I use a different approach to achieve > the same end. I set DISTDIR to an NFS shared directory.
It may not still be the same case, but I was turned off of NFS years ago because if it's relatively poor network performance and overly-chatty protocols. IMHO NFS was simply a dog, and any other alternative was better. Like I said, things might not be the same in the current world of NFS but as I have relied upon better tools for so long I'd need a really good reason to enable/implement it now... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
