RE: [gentoo-user] Update portage cache ... horribly slow

["Michael Kintzios" <michaelkintzios@lycos.co.uk>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pawe³ Madej [mailto:linux@quanteam.info] 
> Sent: 28 September 2005 12:25
> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Update portage cache ... horribly slow
> 
> 
> Allan Spagnol Comar wrote:
> > This cache is used to resolve all packages you want to 
> update,install
> > or remove from your box; if you turn off this cache you 
> would need to
> > do the same action to every emerge option; I believe that 
> is better to
> > let it do just when updating portage tree .... :)
> > 
> > Holpe it helps, Allan
> 
> Thx for fast answer.
> 
> Ok I'll leave it as is, but maybe is there any way too speedup it? It 
> runs on my P3 800 / HDD 5400 rpm more that 10 minutes.
> 
> Or it is working on every computer so slowly?

Be grateful you're not running my PIII 600MHz.  If you also are running
X with a browser, xmms, or mplayer and updatedb decides to join in, then
20 min to 1/2 hour is a possibility!  I'll make a mental note to measure
how long it takes next time I sync.
-- 
Regards,
Mick


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