for better perf i use ext2 with some tweak mkfs.ext2 -I2048 -m0 /dev/myPartition I use sqlite in backend and eix for searching update the speed is now really excellent every thing could be found on wiki good luck
On 3/17/08, Chris Brennan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > *if* you move /usr/portage to something like reisterfs, you will get > better performacem even on slower machines. my PIII/800 can update the > cache in ~ 3 minutes now .... ext3 just doesn't cut it in a busy tree > like portage ... the filesystem just isn't quick enough .... there are > some other things you can do like using xfs/jfs for > /usr/portage/distfiles and what not, but that' just a start. First thing > is first, fix portage, then if you like, contact me off list and I can > help you tweak emerge so it runs a little quicker and still be safe :D > > John J. Foster wrote: > | I unmasked portage-2.2_pre4 to see if it would help with the extreme > | slowness of portage updating of its cache during a sync. I had also > | previously emerged cdb to try to help with that also. Anyway, I'm not > | really sure what state my portage is in right now, except that now every > | emerge command returns > | > | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ emerge --info > | Traceback (most recent call last): > | File "/usr/bin/emerge", line 31, in ? > | import emergehelp, xpak, commands, errno, re, socket, string, > time, types > | File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/emergehelp.py", line 7, in ? > | from portage_const import > PRIVATE_PATH,PRELINK_BINARY,HASHING_BLOCKSIZE > | File "/usr/lib/portage/pym/portage_const.py", line 7, in ? > | from portage_const import > PRIVATE_PATH,PRELINK_BINARY,HASHING_BLOCKSIZE > | ImportError: cannot import name PRIVATE_PATH > | > | I already tried > | http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml > | but it didn't help. Me thinks I should have done a quickpkg! > | > | Any help greatly appreciated. > | > | Thanks, > | festus > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFH3dGY8hUIAnGfls4RApvUAJ9pK3wWqS5LpwvRtCOfzrItpxxtDgCgjdJm > mgZu5SRDPda51qAuZtX58RE= > =8DRz > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
