On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:24:14 +0100, Huib van Wees wrote: > > Yes, because portage uses lockfiles in $DISTDIR. Once one emerge > > begins downloading a file, any others wanting that file will wait for > > it. > > > > I can remember that export the portage dir for other host wasn't > > supported > and can cause problems.... Or did I missread/misinterpert the > documentation?
I don't share the portage tree, although many do, but I do have a shared $DISTDIR and it works with the locks exactly as advertised. -- Neil Bothwick Only an idiot actually READS taglines.
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