On 11/09/2023 23:21, Alan McKinnon wrote:
Yup, that jibes with what I see. Oh well, just means that the need for
overnight compiles did not go away haha
Ever since I added the following to my make.conf:
PORTAGE_NICENESS=19
PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND="sh -c \"schedtool -D \${PID} && ionice -c 3 -p
\${PID}\""
I never needed overnight compiles again. Make sure sys-process/schedtool
is installed. As long as you have plenty of RAM so the system doesn't
swap, you can use the system normally even while building monster
packages. I can even play video games without issue while portage is
emerging now.
