On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:07:30 -0500, Dale wrote: > I don't care if emerge uses cache > DURING the emerge process because it is always enabled in both tests. > The point is whether portage's work directory is on tmpfs or not makes > emerges faster.
It does not, if you have enough RAM, precisely because of the part you claim not to care about. > The thing about what you are saying is that I ran those tests with the > files in memory. What I am saying is this, that is not the case. No, that is not what I am saying. Those files were loaded into memory when you ran the test AFTER you cleared the previously cached files. The number of times you run the test is irrelevant, as is whether you start with an empty cache or not. All that matters is that the kernel caching all the files used during the emerge makes the storage medium used irrelevant. Like I said, take a step back, a deep breath and a break of an hour or two. Then read the posts again without your preconceptions of what you think we are trying to say (which is not what we are actually saying). Only when you have done that can this discussion proceed beyond the current tit-for-tat exchanges of misunderstanding. -- Neil Bothwick Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
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