On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:27:26 +0100 Ulrich Mueller <u...@gentoo.org> wrote: > The FHS says: > > /var/cache is intended for cached data from applications. Such data > is locally generated as a result of time-consuming I/O or > calculation. The application must be able to regenerate or restore > the data. > > Now I wonder: After removal of e.g. the Portage tree from a system, it > is generally not possible to restore it. (It can be refetched, but not > to its previous state.) > > Same is true for distfiles, at least to some degree. They may have > vanished upstream or from mirrors. > > Maybe /var/lib would be a better choice? It would also take care of > the issue with fetch-restricted files.
The tree is a database. It belongs in /var/db/. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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