On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 16:37:39 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: > > Is the first portable always updated first? If so, I'd add buildpkg to > > FEATURES in /etc/make.conf and make PKGDIR a directory accessible to > > both, possibly via NFS. Then, provided your USE and CFLAGS are the > > same (running the same make.conf on both would be easiest) to can > > synchronise the second box with the first by copying > > over /var/lib/portage/world and doing "emerge -uavDNk world".
> Well, OK. But if I want to try this method manually first, then I'd: > 1. scp the var/lib/portage/world to the second system. > 2. ensure the make.conf USE setting are identical (they are) > 3. "emerge -uavD world" > 4. No need for the PKGDIR is I duplicate packages on both systems? Unless you use buildpkg and a shared PKGDIR, you'll have to compile every package twice. My suggestion means that installing on the first machine also builds a binary package for the second, so you can get that updated as quickly as possible. -- Neil Bothwick Look! Velveeta sticks to the ceiling!
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