On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Ulrich Mueller <u...@gentoo.org> wrote: >>>>>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2012, Diego Elio Pettenň wrote: > >>> /var/cache/packages/ PKGDIR > >> Maybe /var/spool/binpkgs ? > > This doesn't look right to me. /var/spool contains things like printer > queues or outgoing mail that are typically deleted after processing.
Then treat it like garbage collection. Some maintenance action could go through and remove the files which aren't fetch-restricted. Portage could do this at the end of its cycle, or it could be set up as a cron job, or it could require a manual maintenance step. -- :wq