On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:24:01 +0000, Mick wrote:

> > Looks like this was it.  I had it in the /etc/portage/rsync_excludes
> > file.  Not really sure why.  Guess I'll find out when something breaks
> > after I boot to the new kernel.  ;-)
> 
> I know why:  to stop using loads of bandwidth and disk space to
> download and save the latest kernel sources, when you may not yet want
> to compile a new kernel?  ;-)

It only stops you downloading the latest kernel ebuilds, only a few KB.
You don't download the sources until you emerge the package (or world).


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Neil Bothwick

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