On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Fernando Rodriguez <cyklon...@gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA256 > > On 10/24/2016 11:35 AM, Jorge Almeida wrote: >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Martin Vaeth <mar...@mvath.de> wrote: >>> Jorge Almeida <jjalme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I want to do emerge --sync on computer A and then update computer B by >>>> copying /usr/portage. Is this safe? >>> >>> Yes, although ... >>> >>>> does emerge --sync just updates the contents of /usr/portage >>> >>> portage also changes the content of /var/cache/edb, and in some >>> cases even of /var/db or even of binary packages, but it will >>> repeat the necessary steps automatically if only /usr/portage >>> has changed. >>> >>> >> Does this mean that the next time portage is used (e.g., as in "emerge >> -p ...") it will detect that /usr/portage is not consistent with >> /var/db... and will fix the latter? > > Yes. And you will see the same output that your see at the end of emerge > - --sync (the profile updates phase, whatever it's called) when you run > emerge. To update the eix database you need to run eix-update.
OK, looks good. > > But a more elegant solution is to emerge app-admin/gentoo-rsync-mirror and > setup your own rsync mirror. > Sure, but it seems kind of overkill. Thanks, Jorge
