From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEF851381F3 for ; Fri, 10 May 2013 03:00:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0077CE08AA; Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nm27-vm0.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com (nm27-vm0.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com [98.139.44.188]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id ADF8DE086A for ; Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [98.139.44.99] by nm27.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 May 2013 02:59:55 -0000 Received: from [67.195.22.116] by tm4.access.bullet.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 May 2013 02:59:55 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp111.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 10 May 2013 02:59:55 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bellsouth.net; s=s1024; t=1368154795; bh=XwURxbkohG8skxdEWx2OLDI+hXhPkDSYJ7gknIbqZDE=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:Message-ID:Date:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-Rocket-Received:From:To:Subject; b=wZLN0xHTUJbNcaVOeloiG0V16gnnVcqm/vsq5jUptAamQc3DyqFtbP5i0Zc1pJtiYQ50KPZc+bPfl5KHs4R4LUJmXbuvZy8vRyISjVQDVvGWYVQf3iuQAVcRJ12RFqE+hjp28PCvTipgreW3Swu0/uh9+jKqk4kO5gAVsKXQjSQ= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 418374.63006.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Message-ID: <418374.63006.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: bfKxVZkVM1nIfgcj7K7IKBKJBOAVHPahUPm5BICPHX4QYFV uhuPrSqYKmtdJDmWAb6h8tLisnlVImbFJmEaMt0VSbbP453gwTU9vUCSwhRh V4qFsiKUWHj62YSEcHaf9HJKCg0yAAG8ZtWy9WvhpybuUvlD8z.uljduOybQ cuStsUtJ7oRfKI_AqGZTUJJ04yPIO4zkDEUEmut7ZBjb.lntG3GmmW4nSySn o4Nk7XaYZaAhQ7HUc.nFbEKjo_TUew0g.1XOQss6b0KuzopWnM3IEDI1DZzG W.buR80oXYOx8A892KVB_Bt3e.qH_LzXDwkjfVrHJFORrxDqot97wloOpZVa gSb9e6hXL1hym.8vulYn9EoPIXwYiNrGRRhZ7K72rL7VW2f_c2vv.hbfVh5L HP5DcregV29VsRZ6z7cep4o7Osu3QxbOZCzd90wWqrJAX6mglR4J5TU_F_xa OEEdPfE2OyRXWD9Mv1umkfd.m1isooZse9DV02g-- X-Yahoo-SMTP: CeH1sJyswBDOEjcW1EiXdMua60ZzlGfT7GumEqmhJoVcQqxKsWI- X-Rocket-Received: from localhost (mueller6726@74.130.198.7 with plain) by smtp111.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 May 2013 02:59:55 +0000 UTC From: "Thomas Mueller" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Annoying structure of /var/db/pkg// database Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: be3654a3-6e62-410f-b839-71e8cbc50832 X-Archives-Hash: a2053875b5bc618d272ba43e57c6c9a7 Having package data in /var/db/pkg// carries the nuisance factor that finding a package involves a fishing expedition through many possible categories. I am spoiled by having /var/db/pkg/ in NetBSD pkgsrc and FreeBSD ports, though FreeBSD is wsitching to a different structure nkwon as pkgng. Is there any way to configure so as to avoid this annoyance in Gentoo? Like maybe making /var/db/pkg/? One can do ls /var/db/pkg/*/ but this is still an annoyance. I have some limited experience with Gentoo Linux on my older computer. Compiling the kernel took 130 minutes, and then the kernel failed to boot. Tom