On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 11:26:33 +0100 (CET), Jan Sever wrote:

> >> I was looking for information about the source for checksums of
> >> installed files but I didn't find. I'd like to know whether Portage
> >> makes checksums (for equery check) from installed files in /, or
> >> in /var/tmp/portage. And similarly whether it makes binary packages
> >> (when asked) from /, or again from /var/tmp/portage. It'd make sense,
> >> it'd make it from /var/tmp/portage but I'm not sure of that.  
> > 
> > It makes the packages from $PORTAGE_TMPDIR and then installs from that
> > package, when using buildpkg. Quickpkg builds fro the installed
> > files.  
> 
> Thanks for your very quick answer. And the checksums?

There's a good reason I didn't answer that part of the question...


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