[gentoo-dev] rsync & /usr/portage/metadata/cache

[gentoo-dev] rsync & /usr/portage/metadata/cache

[Josep Sanjuas]

Hallo,

If /usr/portage/metadata/cache is really a cache, shouldn't it be generated by the local protage instead of being tranferred in rsyncs? I'm sure I'm missing something here, because obviusly this dir shouldn't be rsyncd if not necessary (it contains about 10000 files).

What's the reason why it can't be generated locally as ebuilds get parsed by portage.py?

Bye,
 Josep

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Re: [gentoo-dev] rsync & /usr/portage/metadata/cache

[Jason Stubbs]

On Saturday 23 August 2003 22:51, Josep Sanjuas wrote:
> If /usr/portage/metadata/cache is really a cache, shouldn't it be generated
> by the local protage instead of being tranferred in rsyncs? I'm sure I'm
> missing something here, because obviusly this dir shouldn't be rsyncd if
> not necessary (it contains about 10000 files).
>
> What's the reason why it can't be generated locally as ebuilds get parsed
> by portage.py?

Good question! I can't answer it, though...

I just want to add one question. Changes to ebuilds seem to take effect 
straight away. So, when is /usr/portage/metadata/* used?

Jason

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Re: [gentoo-dev] rsync & /usr/portage/metadata/cache

[Martin Schlemmer]

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On Sat, 2003-08-23 at 17:12, Jason Stubbs wrote:
> On Saturday 23 August 2003 22:51, Josep Sanjuas wrote:
> > If /usr/portage/metadata/cache is really a cache, shouldn't it be generated
> > by the local protage instead of being tranferred in rsyncs? I'm sure I'm
> > missing something here, because obviusly this dir shouldn't be rsyncd if
> > not necessary (it contains about 10000 files).
> >
> > What's the reason why it can't be generated locally as ebuilds get parsed
> > by portage.py?
> 
> Good question! I can't answer it, though...
> 
> I just want to add one question. Changes to ebuilds seem to take effect 
> straight away. So, when is /usr/portage/metadata/* used?
> 

During dependency calculation ... To generate it locally, can take
30mins to a few hours depending on the box - and you would have to
do it after every sync to get the benefit ....


Cheers,

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Martin Schlemmer
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop/System Team Developer
Cape Town, South Africa



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