From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A89EF1382C5 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:52:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 74CF2E091A; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:52:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qk1-x730.google.com (mail-qk1-x730.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::730]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3078BE0901 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:52:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk1-x730.google.com with SMTP id b64so18892896qkc.12 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:52:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=6EEY+QiTNEXnB+E8/FBsROEu2ySiUc3zPz7uCsT7GWk=; b=NEUvqeSU02dS/u0jk7oktNk728lkPh5N+geckIn4t9BOr9FJwt72oWaLqzPABHLNH1 JWpBCFLjTsB4qWqeNl+RYLuh8iX5vh27uhA5tbraZgUaHf12ql46xGeMIDBe+PnwgtaB ZjzpCJGFBTx0RAjSoHsEUyxVNkOlB4x59xdCDe1bto7UX+mdsZ4aY6WQxOi3bzKJrMtO DzeCz5n0XddwcsYkNY9E/skIZIUuTRl7QXoVocgr18YE2e51TYz19T17UtiFGl4jemsz 5kIiO6I0YIWcWI3W6U8/rRQYC3Mgb68GNM2nB2fgKOv8MQDJTehVgRcVlXJGZtkfTbCd 4Vrw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=6EEY+QiTNEXnB+E8/FBsROEu2ySiUc3zPz7uCsT7GWk=; b=eoHzSe//7uozWusEWL7qM/bWo+qxxMuFPrun2ejA4ifMh47CMGSwB4U+I37vG1VtsT r3CTgzvyf1ifEK56czc7Ffn2niRXZCplbspAl70llgkPjSqc88gQvGIJV5GV3YAvsK1B eOlnvNsEccYPWV5XIqY3LcNmbsTBctzWutSFCbxu8WLr7xYNvdJxQnLVfchPAxVXR/ao XHDITg37YQ364abGUOt9f/FS5UrP9t64xMmzgfBs6pQRe5bLPTLC+tBM22YQfU8/DKWn ZY20ZL08MqrHfycGcDGXy7cMfIsGOEc5OltepvP8Ld8hlfF743Qh/Y9K32lsLjnPB3Gx jnAQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530ob7OokuE4AG8kcngfpt1lhkJP29qTDnmSAoytd8OtUNUzc1do UOMvIutHv3jIQUZ1YOBa09ZPM5RSRW/7BThKz/Htllci/DI= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJySewrRnuBwUM5UiklrKaL/TrN6LnerOZYuIoFHY0SmJvFwO2g/S2luRNA5ejdMV0tQ5apOQM4EzcGchqO1emY= X-Received: by 2002:a37:6f04:: with SMTP id k4mr46351479qkc.426.1608133931932; Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:52:11 -0800 (PST) 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-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <769a00cf-3759-016a-816d-d83443faa560@youngman.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <769a00cf-3759-016a-816d-d83443faa560@youngman.org.uk> From: Mark Knecht Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:52:00 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Recommended location of the Gentoo ebuild repository To: Gentoo User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000c3a10105b696db9e" X-Archives-Salt: caa007c6-5b81-4c10-b199-bf7437049606 X-Archives-Hash: eba008dd18921da7a63cae7f481609f0 --000000000000c3a10105b696db9e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 8:26 AM antlists wrote: > > On 16/12/2020 14:58, Mark Knecht wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 7:46 AM gevisz > > wrote: > > > > > Nevertheless, the explanation why /var/db/repos/gentoo is better than > > > /usr/portage is still welcomed. :) > > > > Community opinion mostly: > > > > https://serverfault.com/questions/384342/what-are-the-best-practices-of-the-usr-var-and-etc-folders#384345 > > < https://serverfault.com/questions/384342/what-are-the-best-practices-of-the-usr-var-and-etc-folders#384345 > > > > > > > In this case portage is a 'database'? > > Depends what you mean by "portage". Depends what you mean by "database". > > Here we are storing the data (source files) used to build a gentoo > system. So while it may be a bit tenuous (I find Rich's argument for > "cache" more compelling), I don't think the argument for calling this a > database that strange - portage the system uses portage the data to > build the system called gentoo ... > > Cheers, > Wol Better explanation than my answer/question/comment. But yes, portage is (I think) a complete system of things, emerge, depclean, world file and the directories residing under /usr/portage. It's only that directory structure that changes often and is subject to being given a description such as 'database'. Thanks, Mark --000000000000c3a10105b696db9e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 8:26 AM antlists <antlists@youngman.org.uk> wro= te:
>
> On 16/12/2020 14:58, Mark Knecht wrote:
> >> >
> > On Wed, Dec 16, 2020 at 7:46 AM gevisz <gevisz@gmail.com
> > <mailto:<= a href=3D"mailto:gevisz@gmail.com">gevisz@gmail.com>> wrote:
&= gt; > <SNIP>
> > =C2=A0> Nevertheless, the explanation= why /var/db/repos/gentoo is better than
> > =C2=A0> /usr/porta= ge is still welcomed. :)
> >
> > Community opinion mostly= :
> >
> > htt= ps://serverfault.com/questions/384342/what-are-the-best-practices-of-the-us= r-var-and-etc-folders#384345
> > <https://serverfault.com/questions/384342/what-are-the-be= st-practices-of-the-usr-var-and-etc-folders#384345>
> >
= > >
> > In this case portage is a 'database'?
>= ;
> Depends what you mean by "portage". Depends what you me= an by "database".
>
> Here we are storing the data (s= ource files) used to build a gentoo
> system. So while it may be a bi= t tenuous (I find Rich's argument for
> "cache" more co= mpelling), I don't think the argument for calling this a
> databa= se that strange - portage the system uses portage the data to
> build= the system called gentoo ...
>
> Cheers,
> Wol

<= /div>
Better explanation than my answer/question/comment.
But yes, portage is (I think) a complete system of things, emer= ge, depclean, world file and the directories residing under /usr/portage. I= t's only that directory structure that changes often and is subject to = being given a description such as 'database'.

<= div>Thanks,
Mark
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