Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread Jarry
I have read through all replies, but I still did not find answers to my original questions: Q1: Can I somehow reduce the size of /run? I know it is tmpfs and I know this is upper limit normally never achieved, but I want to reduce this upper limit. Is it possible, or is it hard-coded to half of p

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:05:46 +0200 Jarry wrote: > I have read through all replies, but I still did not find > answers to my original questions: > > Q1: Can I somehow reduce the size of /run? I know it is tmpfs > and I know this is upper limit normally never achieved, but > I want to reduce this

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 27 May 2012 04:29:17 +, Joshua Murphy wrote: > Well, given that it's there, it cleans up after itself, and it avoids > issues in the instance where /var isn't available early on, is there > much reason _not_ to link /var/run and /var/lock over to their > respective equivalents on /run?

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:05:46 +0200, Jarry wrote: > I have read through all replies, but I still did not find > answers to my original questions: > > Q1: Can I somehow reduce the size of /run? I know it is tmpfs > and I know this is upper limit normally never achieved, but > I want to reduce this

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sat, 26 May 2012 23:22:22 -0700 Grant wrote: > > Extensive testing, on the other hand, is something a team should do. > > Sure, the lone programmer can write you some unit tests and conduct > > a system test, but testing itself is a profession of its own and > > should be done by a second pers

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Florian Philipp
Am 27.05.2012 08:22, schrieb Grant: >>> I'm debating whether I should hire an expert programmer for $X/hour, >>> or a company of expert programmers for $2X/hour. It makes sense from >>> a financial perspective to hire programmers directly, but I wonder if >>> there are benefits to hiring a really

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread William Kenworthy
On Sun, 2012-05-27 at 09:59 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:05:46 +0200 > Jarry wrote: > > > I have read through all replies, but I still did not find > > answers to my original questions: > > > > Q1: Can I somehow reduce the size of /run? I know it is tmpfs > > and I know t

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Grant
I'm debating whether I should hire an expert programmer for $X/hour, or a company of expert programmers for $2X/hour.  It makes sense from a financial perspective to hire programmers directly, but I wonder if there are benefits to hiring a really good company. [snip] Thank you

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
Am Sonntag, 27. Mai 2012, 09:09:26 schrieb Grant: > I'll be getting my feet wet with this shortly. Any other tips > regarding the management of one or more programmers working on various > small web projects? Maybe workflow or any key procedures a newbie > manager should follow? seriously? ask

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Grant
>> I'll be getting my feet wet with this shortly.  Any other tips >> regarding the management of one or more programmers working on various >> small web projects?  Maybe workflow or any key procedures a newbie >> manager should follow? > > seriously? asking those questions? Get a company. Make it t

Re: [gentoo-user] Thunderbird - Anyone else with this problem?

2012-05-27 Thread Sebastian Pipping
On 05/26/2012 12:16 AM, Colleen Beamer wrote: > Hi, > > Ever since the last time Thunderbird was updated when I synced, the > process does not die when I shut down Thunderbird. I have to kill it > before I can start up Thunderbird again. Is anyone else experiencing > this problem. Yes, same her

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:53:22 -0700 Grant wrote: > >> I'll be getting my feet wet with this shortly.  Any other tips > >> regarding the management of one or more programmers working on > >> various small web projects?  Maybe workflow or any key procedures > >> a newbie manager should follow? > > >

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} hire a programmer or company?

2012-05-27 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Sun, 27 May 2012 09:09:26 -0700 Grant wrote: > I'm debating whether I should hire an expert programmer for > $X/hour, or a company of expert programmers for $2X/hour.  It > makes sense from a financial perspective to hire programmers > directly, but I wonder if there are be

[gentoo-user] Can't emerge any gcc

2012-05-27 Thread Ezequiel Garcia
Hi, I can't emerge any gcc. I tried emerging 4.7, 4.5.3-r2 with no luck. Should I file a bug? Thanks, Ezequiel. --- Checking multilib configuration for libgomp... Configuring stage 1 in i686-pc-linux-gnu/libgomp configure: loading site script /usr/share/config.site configure: loading site scrip

Re: [gentoo-user] Thunderbird - Anyone else with this problem?

2012-05-27 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Colleen Beamer wrote: > Hi, > > Ever since the last time Thunderbird was updated when I synced, the > process does not die when I shut down Thunderbird.  I have to kill it > before I can start up Thunderbird again.  Is anyone else experiencing > this problem.  Thou

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge any gcc

2012-05-27 Thread William Kenworthy
probably not, you will need some more info as its a bit vague: What does "gcc -v" say? and "gcc-config -l" Can you compile anything, either through emerge or manually (i.e., even a small "hello world") Need to narrow it down. BillK On Sun, 2012-05-27 at 20:33 -0300, Ezequiel Garcia wrote:

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge any gcc

2012-05-27 Thread Ezequiel Garcia
Hi, On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 8:48 PM, William Kenworthy wrote: > probably not, you will need some more info as its a bit vague: > > What does "gcc -v" say? Using built-in specs. Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: /var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/gcc-4.4.5/work/gcc-4.4.5/configure --prefix=/usr

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge any gcc

2012-05-27 Thread Dale
Ezequiel Garcia wrote: > Hi, > > I can't emerge any gcc. I tried emerging 4.7, 4.5.3-r2 with no luck. > > Should I file a bug? > > Thanks, > Ezequiel. I ran into this a while back and I had to do a emerge -e system then a emerge -e world. I'm not saying to do this yet but if no one posts a fi

Re: [gentoo-user] How to access newsgroup?

2012-05-27 Thread wenpin cui
> > Well, what do you expect out of the PRC, anyway? Good luck. > > Terry > > > This is resulted by company's security policy. I can login in newsgroup at home. It's OK, at lease mailist was not blocked. Thank you. -- Best regards Wenpin Cui (崔文频) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC Tel: +86-0571-867

Re: [gentoo-user] Can't emerge any gcc

2012-05-27 Thread Pandu Poluan
On May 28, 2012 6:39 AM, "Ezequiel Garcia" wrote: > > Hi, > > I can't emerge any gcc. I tried emerging 4.7, 4.5.3-r2 with no luck. > > Should I file a bug? > > Thanks, > Ezequiel. > --- > > Checking multilib configuration for libgomp... > Configuring stage 1 in i686-pc-linux-gnu/libgomp > configur

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 05:17:54PM -0500, Dale wrote > I guess the devs are getting ready for the ultimate screwup udev > and friends is putting in place. Oh well. This is life. I guess that explains why I have /var/run but no /run on my mdev-based system. -- Walter Dnes

Re: [gentoo-user] How can I control size of /run (tmpfs)?

2012-05-27 Thread Pandu Poluan
On May 28, 2012 9:11 AM, "Walter Dnes" wrote: > > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 05:17:54PM -0500, Dale wrote > > > I guess the devs are getting ready for the ultimate screwup udev > > and friends is putting in place. Oh well. This is life. > > I guess that explains why I have /var/run but no /run on