On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:09:12 -0500, Dale wrote: > > Reading the tarball has nothing to do with this, we are discussing > > filesystems for PORTAGE_TMPDIR, not DISTDIR. It's where the source is > > unpacked, the object files compiled to, the executables linked to and > > the install image created that is relevant to TMPDIR.
> Well, on my system, when I run emerge, it has to go read the tarball > from the drive before it can unpack and do all the rest that needs to be > done. Of course, but it is reading from a different filesystem that is unaffected by your choice for $PORTAGE_TMPDIR. It has about as much relevance as the brand of mouse you are using. -- Neil Bothwick "Fascinating," said Spock, watching Kirk's lousy acting.
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