Re: [gentoo-user] Error message for several ebuilds when updating world.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Walter Dnes wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 01:31:45AM -0600, Dale wrote
>
>> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6878530.html?sid=924b3c65e5584c4dc81672583d97b85d#6878530
>>
>> You need more ram, swap space or maybe drive space for the portage work
>> directory.  Basically, it's running out of space somewhere.
>    Thanks for the pointer.  I think I've figured it it out now.  When I
> set up my laptop, I copied most of /etc/make.conf verbatim from my
> desktop, including the line...
> PORTAGE_TMPFS="/dev/shm"
>
>    That works just fine on my desktop with 8 gigs of ram.  Unfortunately,
> my laptop only has 4 gigs, so that doesn't work quite so well.  I've
> changed that line to...
> PORTAGE_TMPFS="/tmp"
>
>    Builds will be slower, no doubt.
>

I put the portage work directory on tmpfs in ram and I can't tell much 
difference.  When I tested it, having portage's work directory on tmpfs 
was actually a bit slower, just by a few seconds tho.  So, having it on 
a drive doesn't seem to matter much.  I guess drives are pretty fast 
nowadays.

The funny thing, I have to leave mine on tmpfs because when I update 
LOo, I don't have enough space on /var.  I have enough ram tho.  lol

Dale

:-)  :-)

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