[gentoo-user] Re: /usr/portage/distfiles for amd64 and x86 -- the same?
On 06/13/2011 08:29 AM, Pandu Poluan wrote: Please forgive my (probably) stupid question: Are the distfiles in /usr/portage/distfiles identical for both amd64 and x86 Gentoo? Usually. But an ebuild can specify a different distfile for x86 but use the same name. This isn't dangerous though, since the checksum will catch it. That means you can use the same distfiles directory for both, and if you come across an ebuild that does weird stuff, portage will bark and re-download the correct distfile.
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: /usr/portage/distfiles for amd64 and x86 -- the same?
On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:42:43 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: That means you can use the same distfiles directory for both, and if you come across an ebuild that does weird stuff, portage will bark and re-download the correct distfile. That's true, although I have a common $DISTDIR shared among various architectures and can't ever recall this actually happening. -- Neil Bothwick Linux users do it without paying a Bill signature.asc Description: PGP signature
