[gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Dale
Hi, Every once in a blue moon I screw up something. I don't know why I am telling you this. I come here mostly for help. LOL So you already now that. I have buildpkg set in make.conf. It does tend to consume some space though. What is say the top ten or twelve programs that would be good to

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Sunday 21 January 2007 09:55, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of': > Every once in a blue moon I screw up something. I don't know why I am > telling you this. I come here mostly for help. LOL So you

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Bo Ørsted Andresen
On Sunday 21 January 2007 16:55, Dale wrote: [SNIP] > I have buildpkg set in make.conf. It does tend to consume some > space though. You are aware that you can use eclean from app-portage/gentoolkit to clean binpkgs that you no longer have installed? I tend to use it with the --destructive opti

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:25:21 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > Also, what commands would a person have to use to make use of those > > buildpkg's? So far, I have not needed one. < says prayer > That > > assumes portage is what is screwed up to begin with. > > All you need is tar. You

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Dale
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Sunday 21 January 2007 09:55, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > about '[gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of': > >> Every once in a blue moon I screw up something. I don't know why I am >> tell

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:25:21 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > >>> Also, what commands would a person have to use to make use of those >>> buildpkg's? So far, I have not needed one. < says prayer > That >>> assumes portage is what is screwed up to begin with. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Dale
Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote: > On Sunday 21 January 2007 16:55, Dale wrote: > [SNIP] > >> I have buildpkg set in make.conf. It does tend to consume some >> space though. >> > > You are aware that you can use eclean from app-portage/gentoolkit to clean > binpkgs that you no longer have instal

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-21 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sunday 21 January 2007 17:55, Dale wrote: > Hi, > > Every once in a blue moon I screw up something. I don't know why I > am telling you this. I come here mostly for help. LOL So you > already now that. I have buildpkg set in make.conf. It does tend to > consume some space though. What is

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:22:08 -0600, Dale wrote: > > You are aware that you can use eclean from app-portage/gentoolkit to > > clean binpkgs that you no longer have installed? I tend to use it > > with the --destructive option. > Yea, I use that. Some of my older systems have small drives though.

Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of

2007-01-22 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 22 January 2007 00:12, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Most important packages to save buildpkg of': > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Sunday 21 January 2007 09:55, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > >> What is say