Hello, First question:
I have this in my /etc/fstab and I'm not certain it is necessary or needs to be removed to facility cleanly mounting /var/tmp/portage on tmpfs (ram): current fstab: shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 [1]. Perhaps there is a better (updated wiki) reference I missed)? proposed fstab entry: tmpfs /var/tmp/portage tmpfs size=2G 0 0 Second question: My /var/tmp/portage is persistent between reboots. Often I use those files under /var/tmp/portage to look at the results of various compilation efforts (the gentoo tree, overlays, my codes, etc etc). So, I would like to speed up compiles my using this method, but I also want those records to remain on the local HD until I manually delete them. (baggage I know, but that's one of my tools when coding and auditing codes). Third question: Which variables in /etc/portage/make.conf need to be set (explicitly how) to effect a solution that uses ram for compiling, but also saves those compilation records on HD until manually removed? Discussion and suggestions for a more robust solution are most welcome. James [1] http://gentoo-en.vfose.ru/wiki/Portage_TMPDIR_on_tmpfs
