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* Re: [gentoo-user] Best file system for portage tree?
  @ 2012-03-10 15:35 99% ` Neil Bothwick
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From: Neil Bothwick @ 2012-03-10 15:35 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:30:15 +0100, Alex Schuster wrote:

> Any tips on this? Does it make sense to use a special file system just
> for the portage tree? What would be best? Would it help to re-create
> this file system from time to time in case it gets slower with every
> sync?

I use an ext2 filesystem for portage, it's still the fastest out there.
Journals are unnecessary because its such a small filesystem, and if it
does get damaged I can just reformat and sync again.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but
  that's not why we do it.                            Richard Feynman

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