On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 05:57:26 -0600, Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Sat, 11 Feb 2017 05:22:19 -0600, Dale wrote: > > > >> The biggest reason I needed to do this is that I usually have > >> portage's work directory on tmpfs. I just don't have enough memory > >> to do them all at the same time, one at a time would work tho. If I > >> ever get around to upgrading to 32GBs, then this won't matter. > > I get round this in another way > > > > % cat /etc/portage/package.env/libreoffice > > app-office/libreoffice ccache.conf disk-tmpdir.conf > > > > % cat /etc/portage/env/disk-tmpdir.conf > > PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/mnt/scratch" > > > > There, the larger packages use spinning rust for $TMPDIR. This not > > only means I can merge more than one of them at once, it also means I > > can use my computer for other things while it's happening. > > > > > > The last time I ummounted it from tmpfs and some of my processes were > killed when it was done.
There's no need to unmount anything. All other packages still use the tmpfs location, I just have the bigger ones using my hard drive. It means I don't need to worry about things running out of space or crippling my other use of the computer - this is on a laptop with 8GB, my desktop now has 32GB to I let everything use tmpfs. > My hope was to wrestle those three under control in a way that they > would only do one at a time without me having to monitor it or split the > process. If I could do that, then I think the rest would be workable. > Maybe one of the devs will add this nifty feature one day. I figure it > will happen right after I upgrade my memory and no longer need it. > ROFL That would be pointless, as they would lose their most "enthusiastic" beta tester ;-) -- Neil Bothwick Math and alcohol don't mix. Don't drink and derive.
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