From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN, DMARC_MISSING,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from wired-networks.net (213-145-191-67.dd.nextgentel.com [213.145.191.67]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 7169C2019AB1 for ; Sat, 6 Apr 2002 13:33:13 -0600 (CST) Received: (qmail 17515 invoked from network); 6 Apr 2002 19:31:14 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO maas) (192.168.0.2) by aleph.wired with SMTP; 6 Apr 2002 19:31:14 -0000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] FAQ From: Erik Grinaker To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200204060732.XAA13100@chamber.cco.caltech.edu> References: <001901c1dd26$68a45360$2401a8c0@malachite.ath.cx> <200204060732.XAA13100@chamber.cco.caltech.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 Date: 06 Apr 2002 21:30:17 +0200 Message-Id: <1018121421.3013.13.camel@maas.wired> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: b5c24a6c-4c83-4f7c-a404-b91451f5f2f4 X-Archives-Hash: 7f4c65b4ab2b9e9c46a12b03393bc17a On Sat, 2002-04-06 at 09:27, George Shapovalov wrote: > Please post what questions you think should be included (preferably with=20 > answers :)) to this thread. I'll put them in faq.xml and commit it. You c= an=20 Q: .tar.gz sources for installed software is piling up in /usr/portage/distfiles/ using valuable harddisk-space. Is it safe to delete these files? A: Yes, you can safely delete these files. But if you are on a slow connection, such as a modem, you might want to keep the archives if possible; often several ebuilds will be released for the same version of a specific piece of software - if you have deleted the archive and you upgrade the software it will have to be downloaded from the internet again. Corrections/suggestions regarding grammar and language (and pretty much everything else too) is always welcome. --=20 Erik Grinaker Freelance UNIX/Linux systems consultant "Perfection is acheived not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away" - Antoine de Saint-Exup=E9ry