> Another reason against ext[23] is that you lose ability to use your memory > stick on non *NIX systems.
I know, sorry, I was just joking. first copy all files from /usr/portage/distfiles/ needed (many travels :) ) and make a list from those files: ls /usr/portage/distfiles/ > /mnt/USBSTICK/distfilesList Everytime you'll want to sync the portage tree, you will have to 'emerge sync' at the university 'emerge -fuD world' (or system if needed) tar the /usr/portage/ directory without the distfiles sub-directory to your stick (see "man tar" for this + '--preserve' option to preserve the attributes, and check also if it wont overwrite the distfiles directory at your home, I'm not sure how tar works) you might want to make a script that compares the 'distfilesList' file with the current list of files from /usr/portage/distfiles/ at university and copies the new files to your stick. Shouldn't take much time. Stan. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
