Nick Rout wrote: >On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 21:30:41 -0600 >Dale wrote: > > > >>What I was needing is this. Let's say I want to install mozilla. I >>issue the command, it downloads it from my local server. Then it >>compiles and installs it. Then it deletes the source files in >>/usr/portage/distfiles. If it fails to install, I don't mind it staying >>there then. >> >> > >if you have a local server, then mount /usr/portage/distfiles on the >local server vis nfs. > >If you really want to save room you can mount the whole of /usr/portage >over nfs: > >http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Using_a_shared_portage_via_NFS > > > > I thought of that but ran into one little hitch. I was re-installing Gentoo onto a new hard drive and I was rebooting a lot and moving things around. It is a good idea though. I had NFS on my old rig, I think anyway. Yes, I know I could copy it over but I wanted a "fresh" start. I am bad to install something then remove it. I'm also bad to forget to remove the files in /etc. I also had some other things that bugged me, revdep-rebuild was giving some wierd things too. I fixed all that stuff. ~5 hours for Open Office too. ;)
I also found the thread option in Mozilla mail. It sure does make it easier to follow these things. I'm to old for some of this. I'm going to bed. Dale :-) -- To err is human, I'm most certainly human. -- [email protected] mailing list
