On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 03:01:16 -0600, Dale wrote:

> >     I cleverly created a directory : /usr/portage/downloads, where I
> >     schemed to have wget download files for my home (dialup) machine,
> >     so I could then burn them to a CD and carry them home. 
> >
> >     However, on Monday I arrived to find that while "locate downloads"
> >     found this directory, it isn't there anymore! 

> > I guess its rsync, running from emerge sync who deleted your
> > directory!

> Especially since it should not be there.  That is for portage you know. 
> /home/<user>/ would be a better spot.

What's wrong with /usr/portage/distfiles?


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.

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