Nice way to handle that. I only had problems with libreoffice. But i mount the tmpdir ondemand, and when libreoffice needs update i use the SSD instead.
I have 16GB too, and in general use 4GB for tmpfs on TMPDIR, i think only some packages need more then that. 2012/11/26 Alex Schuster <wo...@wonkology.org> > Luis Gustavo Vilela de Oliveira writes: > > Well, with 8Gb RAM, i recommend use tmpfs on PORTAGE_TMPDIR, just while >> u are compiling anything. >> Or even with 6Gb too. >> > > I have 16 GB, with 8GB for $PORTAGE_TMPDIR on tmpfs. There were issues > with some packages having not enough space, so I have this in > /etc/portage/package.env: > > app-office/libreoffice notmpfs.conf > dev-java/icedtea notmpfs.conf > games-fps/alienarena notmpfs.conf > games-fps/worldofpadman notmpfs.conf > games-sports/vdrift notmpfs.conf > mail-client/thunderbird notmpfs.conf > www-client/firefox notmpfs.conf > > /etc/portage/env.d/notmpfs.**conf has this entry, changing PORTAGE_TMPDIR > to real HDD space: > > PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var/portage/**tmp > > Most of these packages compile with 8 GB of space, but not with parallel > merges, like when Thunderbird and Firefox are both being built at the same > time. > > Alex > >
