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From: Maik Schreiber <blizzy@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] A few ideas...
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:28:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030102142849.GA5377@wolverine.hh.iq-computing.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3E1444E0.5000500@dev.celestialwizard.org>

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> One of the things I have thought might be useful with regard to RAM 
> disks is how Sorceror Linux uses them.  Instead of doing compiles on 
> disk, why not make it on a tmpfs RAM disk?  For those with enough 
> memory, it is extremely fast (no real I/O), and for those that don't it 
> can use swap.  And there is no reason why this can't be an option for 
> those that wish it.  Put an option in the make.profile ?

It's as easy as setting PORTAGE_TMPDIR in /etc/make.conf

-- 
Maik Schreiber, Gentoo Linux Developer
http://www.gentoo.org
mailto:blizzy@gentoo.org

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  reply	other threads:[~2003-01-02 14:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-01-02 12:56 [gentoo-dev] A few ideas Christian Axelsson
2003-01-02 13:55 ` Celestial Wizard
2003-01-02 14:28   ` Maik Schreiber [this message]
2003-01-02 15:10   ` Christian Axelsson
     [not found] ` <200301022346.09192.markc@renta.net>
2003-01-02 15:13   ` Christian Axelsson
2003-01-02 16:10     ` Paul de Vrieze
2003-01-02 22:06 ` Martin Schlemmer
2003-01-03  1:07   ` Christian Axelsson

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