Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-31 Thread Samuli Suominen
On 29/07/14 14:50, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 29/07/2014 13:45, behrouz khosravi wrote: >> Thanks every one. >> >> I guess I got it know ! >> And I must say that the way Gentoo is working now, is simple, no doubts. >> >> And I am surprised to hear that Gentoo is so strict to follow upstream. >> I g

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-30 Thread Stroller
On Wed, 30 July 2014, at 3:42 pm, James wrote: > >> Gentoo … I really like it ! > > Are you kidding? Really? ... you just do not realize just how rediculous > this line of reasoning/questioning is? I think you must have misunderstood. Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread behrouz khosravi
> However, the project have somehow become quiet, probably as the > bandwidth and data volumes are no longer such an issue. thanks for your help, however bandwidth is always an issue for me and it seems that always will be! unfortunately I am living in Iran, which means low speed and high price!

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread Ján Zahornadský
There used to be this tool, deltup, that was providing binary patches given what versions you have already downloaded and what you are trying to download, which sounds like something that would answer your question. However, the project have somehow become quiet, probably as the bandwidth and data

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 29/07/2014 13:45, behrouz khosravi wrote: > Thanks every one. > > I guess I got it know ! > And I must say that the way Gentoo is working now, is simple, no doubts. > > And I am surprised to hear that Gentoo is so strict to follow upstream. > I guess it makes it the most vanilla flavored, And

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread behrouz khosravi
Thanks every one. I guess I got it know ! And I must say that the way Gentoo is working now, is simple, no doubts. And I am surprised to hear that Gentoo is so strict to follow upstream. I guess it makes it the most vanilla flavored, And I really like it !

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:25:09 +0100, thegeezer wrote: > to save yourself the downloads you might want to look into setting up > your own PORTAGE_BINHOST that you can redistribute from, but be wary > that different devices may require different compile options, so you can > sacrifice speed for compa

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 29/07/2014 12:52, behrouz khosravi wrote: > well chromium was just an example. I just think that when there is a > version upgrade, a patch should be enough. > I have read that portage is migrating to git, but I guess I got it > wrong, because I thought that the source codes will be maintained u

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread thegeezer
On 29/07/14 12:00, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 6:52 AM, behrouz khosravi > wrote: >> well chromium was just an example. I just think that when there is a version >> upgrade, a patch should be enough. > For things like backports you're fairly likely to only get a patch. > However

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread Rich Freeman
On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 6:52 AM, behrouz khosravi wrote: > well chromium was just an example. I just think that when there is a version > upgrade, a patch should be enough. For things like backports you're fairly likely to only get a patch. However, for an upstream version change (which chromium

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread behrouz khosravi
well chromium was just an example. I just think that when there is a version upgrade, a patch should be enough. I have read that portage is migrating to git, but I guess I got it wrong, because I thought that the source codes will be maintained using git too. However why not? why not use git for so

Re: [gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 14:38:04 +0430, behrouz khosravi wrote: > I was trying to emerge chromium and I noticed that it should download > about 200 Mb, and no wonder cause it is source files, not binary > executable. However I wanted to know that if a new version of chromium > comes out, an update wil

[gentoo-user] a question about updating process

2014-07-29 Thread behrouz khosravi
hello everyone. I was trying to emerge chromium and I noticed that it should download about 200 Mb, and no wonder cause it is source files, not binary executable. However I wanted to know that if a new version of chromium comes out, an update will download another 200 Mb or just a diff files to pat