Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-25 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Monday 25 August 2003 01:38, Collins Richey wrote: I also remove the contents of /usr/portage/distfiles/ from time to time. Updates are infrequent to most packages, and I don't see the need to retain the packages on my system - that's what the portage mirrors are for! It is better that

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-25 Thread Collins Richey
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:32:39 +0900 Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 25 August 2003 01:38, Collins Richey wrote: I also remove the contents of /usr/portage/distfiles/ from time to time. Updates are infrequent to most packages, and I don't see the need to retain the

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-25 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Monday 25 August 2003 11:34, Collins Richey wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:32:39 +0900 Jason Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Monday 25 August 2003 01:38, Collins Richey wrote: I also remove the contents of /usr/portage/distfiles/ from time to time. Updates are infrequent to

[gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-24 Thread Dmitry Suzdalev
Hello gentooers! A short question: Is it safe to wipe out contents of /var/tmp/portage directory? Quick searching in docs didnt give me an answer (perhaps that's because I'm too sleepy now). Thanks in advance for answers. Dmitry. -- WinErr: 678 This was the last level in Windows. Do you

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-24 Thread Lloyd I Freese Jr
On Sunday 24 August 2003 02:56 am, Dmitry Suzdalev wrote: Hello gentooers! A short question: Is it safe to wipe out contents of /var/tmp/portage directory? Quick searching in docs didnt give me an answer (perhaps that's because I'm too sleepy now). Thanks in advance for answers. Dmitry.

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-24 Thread Scott Jones
On 03:02 Sun 24 Aug, Lloyd I Freese Jr wrote: On Sunday 24 August 2003 02:56 am, Dmitry Suzdalev wrote: Hello gentooers! A short question: Is it safe to wipe out contents of /var/tmp/portage directory? Quick searching in docs didnt give me an answer (perhaps that's because I'm

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-24 Thread drewbian
On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 17:34, Scott Jones wrote: On 03:02 Sun 24 Aug, Lloyd I Freese Jr wrote: On Sunday 24 August 2003 02:56 am, Dmitry Suzdalev wrote: Hello gentooers! A short question: Is it safe to wipe out contents of /var/tmp/portage directory? Quick searching in docs

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-24 Thread Dmitry Suzdalev
Thanks guys, I think I'll try it. If I'll end up with some errors -- I can always count on our greatest gentoo community ;). Dmitry. On Sunday 24 August 2003 11:34, Scott Jones wrote: Don't really know if it's offically okay but I've done it before without anything blowing up. YMMV though

Re: [gentoo-user] Deleting /var/tmp/portage/*

2003-08-24 Thread Mike Williams
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 24 August 2003 07:56, Dmitry Suzdalev wrote: Hello gentooers! A short question: Is it safe to wipe out contents of /var/tmp/portage directory? Quick searching in docs didnt give me an answer (perhaps that's because I'm too sleepy