On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 08:34:27PM -0500, Dale wrote: > > Stop using disk and build in RAM: > > > > tmpfs /var/tmp/portage tmpfs > > size=7000M,nr_inodes=1M 0 0 > > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec > > 0 0 > > > > workstation ~ # free -m > > total used free shared buffers cached > > Mem: 15798 3711 12087 0 0 937 > > -/+ buffers/cache: 2772 13025 > > Swap: 8103 0 8103 > > He may not have enough to do that tho. Some folks only have 4Gbs or > less still. That won't be enough for LOo. Heck, my 16Gbs wasn't enough > at one time. I had to either let it be on HDD or set it to a higher > amount than the default half. > > I also tested the time difference once before, it didn't really make > much difference. It just saves wear on a drive is all. > > Dale
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