On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:44:31 +1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:37, you wrote: > > damn damn damn the livecd-ng script just trashed my /usr/portage > > tree, including distfiles directory. f (as in reading the f'ing > > manual) > How very restrained. > > I did an 'emerge --update world' only yesterday and have a tree thus:- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux # cd /usr/portage > [EMAIL PROTECTED] portage # du -s . > 1895388 . > > I also have a spare disk upon which it would fit. > Problem is that this particular portage tree thinks it is for my > particular kit and kaboodle. Would it be any help? I have emerge rsync'd already. Its the distfiles I will miss. cd /var/cache/edb for line in `cat world` ; do emerge --fetchonly $line ; done is happenning. If I get bored I might bring my laptop round and transfer a few of your bigger distfiles. on the positive side I found http://linux.citylink.co.nz/gentoo/experimental/x86/livecd/livecd-kde-distcc-06-03-2003.iso which is also downloading. > > > N > > > > On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 14:19:22+1200 Nick > > > > Rout<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 12:33:45 +1200 > > > > > > Gareth Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have a Knoppix 3.2 CD here... and it has distcc 1.1 and gcc > > > > 3.2.3(as someone else posted I think?). I have a suspicion that > > > > maybe this would be close enough? Is it at least worth a try > > > > before messing around with livecd-ng? > > > > > > maybe, but i'm having fun trying anyway! > > > > > > > IMHO Knoppix hardware detection is second to none > > > > > > i'm thinking, but not sure, that gentoo livecd uses the same > > > hardware detection. > > > > > > -- > > -- > -- > C. S. > > --
