Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Wednesday 05 September 2012 12:07:13 Dale wrote: > >> I might also add, I see no speed improvements in putting portages >> work directory on tmpfs. I have tested this a few times and the >> difference in compile times is just not there. > Yes, I'd forgotten that. I just haven't got round to changing it. It > works, so I haven't fixed it. :-) >
I leave mine on too. I figure the ram will not suffer wear and tear like a hard drive will. Compiling is a good bit of writing, deleting and such and I just think doing that in ram, since it is temporary anyway, is a better deal in the long run. I would think that would be a good idea when using a SSD. Off topic a bit. I been using ext4 for my file system since I moved drives around. It has a defrag tool that is just plain wonderful. For anyone that uses ext4, try the command e4defrag. It's simple to use. To check it, e4defrag -c <device, mount point or even a specific file or directory>. If you want it to actually defrag it, just remove the -c option. I find that after a big update, like KDE, it helps to defrag /usr. I defrag my /home on occasion too. I'm still downloading a LOT of TV shows and movies. That goodness for LVM. LOL Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
