On 01/26/2011 02:12 PM, PK wrote:
Hi,
Is there any way to simultaneously emerge multiple packages (multiple
instances of 'emerge') that share common dependencies ?
I'm aware that portage uses locking mechanism before modifying 'world'
file, but what about the actual building process ? I'd expect emerge to
check if dependency package is already build/installed (or currently
being build by another instance) and just skip it in this case, however
I haven't tried it yet.. Can anybody shred some light on this ?
You can try, but the second instance with simply block until the lock
has been removed.
I'm not aware of any package system that supports this. I don't think
adding support for this justifies the added complexity.
