On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 10:24:21 +0100 (CET), Jan Sever wrote:

> I was looking for information about the source for checksums of
> installed files but I didn't find. I'd like to know whether Portage
> makes checksums (for equery check) from installed files in /, or
> in /var/tmp/portage. And similarly whether it makes binary packages
> (when asked) from /, or again from /var/tmp/portage. It'd make sense,
> it'd make it from /var/tmp/portage but I'm not sure of that.

It makes the packages from $PORTAGE_TMPDIR and then installs from that
package, when using buildpkg. Quickpkg builds fro the installed files.


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Neil Bothwick

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