Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 01:15:45 +, Peter Humphrey wrote: If you want to reduce the data downloaded, then by all means configure rsyncd to share the tree on the PC, and point the ARM to that. Don't worry about overlays, the amount of changed data from them is usually too small to worry

[gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-11 Thread meino . cramer
Hi, suppose I would do an eix-sync on two different computers of different platforms -- say AMR and an ordinary PC. Are the downloaded data identical? And -- if so -- is it possible to first eix-sync the PC and the eix-sync the ARM against the PC instead an official Gentoo-server? Best

Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-11 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 11/01/2014 22:04, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, suppose I would do an eix-sync on two different computers of different platforms -- say AMR and an ordinary PC. Are the downloaded data identical? the portage tree is identical everywhere the overlays that layman uses are identical

Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-11 Thread meino . cramer
Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com [14-01-11 21:16]: On 11/01/2014 22:04, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, suppose I would do an eix-sync on two different computers of different platforms -- say AMR and an ordinary PC. Are the downloaded data identical? the portage tree is

Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-11 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 11/01/2014 22:44, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com [14-01-11 21:16]: On 11/01/2014 22:04, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, suppose I would do an eix-sync on two different computers of different platforms -- say AMR and an ordinary PC. Are the downloaded

Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-11 Thread meino . cramer
Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com [14-01-11 22:16]: On 11/01/2014 22:44, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com [14-01-11 21:16]: On 11/01/2014 22:04, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, suppose I would do an eix-sync on two different computers of different

Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync data comparison

2014-01-11 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Saturday 11 Jan 2014 23:14:59 Alan McKinnon wrote: If you want to reduce the data downloaded, then by all means configure rsyncd to share the tree on the PC, and point the ARM to that. Don't worry about overlays, the amount of changed data from them is usually too small to worry about.