On Monday 21 July 2003 02:22, G�zim wrote: > >but 1GB would definately be more than > > enough if you move > > /usr/portage/distfiles somewhere else. > > How do I do that? and when?
There's an environment variable called DISTDIR in /etc/make.conf. Just change that to where you want your distfiles and make a directory at the appropriate location. > > > One benefit of symlinking /var/lib/mysql (I think > > that's where the database is > > stored - it is with postgresql but you will need to > > confirm it) is that all > > data requires backup would be in /home. Secondly, if > > you worried about the > > stability of different filesystems, you could put a > > "more stable" filesystem > > on /home and "faster" filesystems on the other > > partitions. > > Which filesystem is safer and which is faster? > I pretty much agree with Collins Richey. I haven't had much experience with the new journaling filesystems, but from what I've read ext3 is the oldest and thus most tested (and most supported). Reiserfs is the fastest at managing metadata, which can be seen when doing moves, deletions, changing permissions and such, but you're in trouble if there's corruption that can't be fixed automatically - at least that's my experience. As Collins Richey said, there's a few good comparisons if you google around to find them. Regards, Jason -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
