Re: [gentoo-user] SSD configuration

[Daniel Troeder <daniel@admin-box.com>]

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On 26.11.2012 15:35, Alex Schuster wrote:
> Luis Gustavo Vilela de Oliveira writes:
> 
>> Well, with 8Gb RAM, i recommend use tmpfs on PORTAGE_TMPDIR, just while
>> u are compiling anything.
>> Or even with 6Gb too.
> 
> I have 16 GB, with 8GB for $PORTAGE_TMPDIR on tmpfs. There were issues
> with some packages having not enough space, so I have this in
> /etc/portage/package.env:
> 
> app-office/libreoffice          notmpfs.conf
> dev-java/icedtea                notmpfs.conf
> games-fps/alienarena            notmpfs.conf
> games-fps/worldofpadman         notmpfs.conf
> games-sports/vdrift             notmpfs.conf
> mail-client/thunderbird         notmpfs.conf
> www-client/firefox              notmpfs.conf
> 
> /etc/portage/env.d/notmpfs.conf has this entry, changing PORTAGE_TMPDIR
> to real HDD space:
> 
> PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var/portage/tmp
> 
> Most of these packages compile with 8 GB of space, but not with parallel
> merges, like when Thunderbird and Firefox are both being built at the
> same time.
> 
>     Alex

THANK YOU!!

You solved a problem I have been having for some time.

This should go to the "easy Gentoo tricks" thread :)

Very happy,
Daniel


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