On 02/14/2015 10:36 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 10:24:21 +0100 (CET), Jan Sever wrote: >> I was looking for information about the source for checksums of >> installed files but I didn't find. I'd like to know whether Portage >> makes checksums (for equery check) from installed files in /, or >> in /var/tmp/portage. And similarly whether it makes binary packages >> (when asked) from /, or again from /var/tmp/portage. It'd make sense, >> it'd make it from /var/tmp/portage but I'm not sure of that. > > It makes the packages from $PORTAGE_TMPDIR and then installs from that > package, when using buildpkg. Quickpkg builds fro the installed files.
Thanks for your very quick answer. And the checksums? -- Jan Sever
