Dave Nebinger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: > > 2. Background downloading, of packages while emerge compiles other > > packages. For example when I am compiling something huge like GNome, > > while a package like GTK is being compiled, emerge should be clever and > > download the next package and save time. > > This, as well, can be handled via the same cron task used to 'emerge > --sync'. Add an 'emerge --update --deep --fetchonly world' and you get all > of the packages pre-downloaded and ready to build when you are prepared to > update the system.
Sometimes the simplest solution is the best... Wish I had thought of that. </runs to change crontab> :) > Since I have multiple gentoo systems, I use http-replicator as the http > proxy for portage; all of the systems hit the proxy for package files so I > only have to perform the download from the net once to keep the entire > internal network up to date. Does this handle pkg X being needed by the client, but not needed for the pkg server? This has been the only thing holding me back from doing similar... Cooper. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
