-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/20/2012 01:14 PM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: > 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/. > +1 and another +1 from my other personality, so +2 from us
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