Re: [gentoo-user] pruning /usr/portage/distfiles/

[Zac Medico <zmedico@gmail.com>]

James wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> /usr is the only partion I seem to have trouble filling up. After
> poking around I've decided to 'prune' /usr/portage/distfiles.
> 
> Before automating this action, via crontab, I'm soliciting
> any other, slicker/cooler/better method to auto prune
> /usr/portage/distfiles.
> 
> What I have done manually is:
> EMOVING LARGE FILES IN /usr/protage/distfiles:
> find ./ -size +100000  -exec ls -lag {} \; | less       
> <lists large files>
> find ./ -size +100000 -print -exec rm {} \;     
> <prints & removes large files>
> again:
> find ./ -size +50000  -exec ls -lag {} \; | less
> find ./ -size +50000  -print -exec rm {} \;
> again:
> find ./ -size +20000  -exec ls -lag {} \; | less
> find ./ -size +20000  -print -exec rm {} \;
> 
> REMOVING OLD FILES IN /usr/protage/distfiles:
> find ./ -mtime +180 -exec ls -lag {} \; | less
> find ./ -mtime +180 -print -exec rm {} \;
> 
> Running these commands manually caused the 
> /usr/  dir to reduce from 88% full to 55% full.
> 
> Looking at the proposed lists of files to be removed, gave
> me some confidence that it was OK to remove the files.
> Suggestions as to better logic that I could integrate
> into a script is welcome.
> 
> Before  hacking these commands into a script, I'd be interested 
> in comments and ideas....(a better mouse trap?) better logic, 
> like progressively running the commands unti the disk space 
> threshold is below 60% full or something.
> 
> 
> James
> 

See the make.conf(5) manpage for variables that adjust portage file locations.      You can use DISTDIR to change the file download directory.

There's something called distcleanr but I haven't tried it:  http://www.leak.com.ar/~juan/code/distcleaner/

Zac
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