On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:12:24 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > 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.
The lock is not there for the entire emerge, I have run two emerges at the same time, such as when I needed to install something while a world update is in progress. It is possible, but not recommended as a general strategy. That's what --jobs is for. -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 21: "Now, then ..."
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