From: Fabrice Delliaux <netfab@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] /usr/portage/packages/Packages - what for?
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:04:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090915160423.208c871e@core2duo.fabnetwork> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200909151521.55702.Warp_7@gmx.de>
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:21:50 +0200
Frank Steinmetzger wrote:
> Here it stores alotta info about the binary packages - for instance
> with what useflags they were compiled. This info is not in the
> archives, which only contain the files.
No, informations about environment are included in tbz2 packages.
You can read man xpak for explanations.
IMHO, the /usr/portage/packages/Packages file is an index for the
package manager to avoid wasting time to open, parse and close each
tbz2 file.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-15 14:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-15 13:19 [gentoo-user] /usr/portage/packages/Packages - what for? Helmut Jarausch
2009-09-15 13:21 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2009-09-15 14:04 ` Fabrice Delliaux [this message]
2009-09-15 17:45 ` Mike Williams
2009-09-15 14:08 ` Neil Bothwick
2009-09-15 16:30 ` Helmut Jarausch
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