From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 15688 invoked by uid 1002); 13 Apr 2003 07:47:11 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 21658 invoked from network); 13 Apr 2003 07:47:10 -0000 Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 03:47:06 -0400 From: Jon Portnoy To: Michael Boman Cc: Gentoo Development List Message-ID: <20030413074706.GA29264@cerberus.oppresses.us> References: <20030413153621.D21077@securecirt.com> <20030413074002.GA29121@cerberus.oppresses.us> <20030413154521.E21077@securecirt.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030413154521.E21077@securecirt.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Only offer pre-compiled packages? X-Archives-Salt: 088764d0-7aaf-4728-b71f-26677a6bddd4 X-Archives-Hash: 678e5f660d9eb05c30b93483af664ec4 Capital K, which (I believe) is use binary packages only. On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 03:45:21PM +0800, Michael Boman wrote: > On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 03:40:02AM -0400, Jon Portnoy wrote: > > > > I think the -K option for emerge does this. > > > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2003 at 03:36:21PM +0800, Michael Boman wrote: > > > Is there a way to let machines only see (updated) pre-compiled packages > > > when they do 'emerge -p world'? I am thinking of providing a local > > > repository of "authorized/tested" software over NFS and when you do > > > 'emerge world' it will take the latest version from the pre-compiled > > > pile of packages, totally ignoring what is availble as ebuild's from > > > rsync.gentoo.org or in the PORTAGE_OVERLAY dir.. > > > > > > Doable? How? > > From the emerge man-page: > > --usepkg (-k) > Tells emerge to use binary packages (from $PKGDIR) if they are > available, thus possibly avoiding some time-consuming compiles. > This option is useful for CD installs; you can export > PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/packages and then use this option to have > emerge "pull" binary packages from the CD in order to satisfy > dependencies. > > My biggest problem is the wording > "to use binary packages (from $PKGDIR) >>if<< they are available" > > It hints that if a newer ebuild is availble it will still be compiled, > and not taken from the pre-compiled repository. > > If I am wrong please let me know ;) > > Best regards > Michael Boman > > -- > Michael Boman > Security Architect, SecureCiRT Pte Ltd > http://www.securecirt.com -- Jon Portnoy avenj/irc.freenode.net -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list