Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Ralph Slooten
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 There is some examples in /etc/make.conf.example, but not for prozilla ... If you are using the latest prozilla: RESUMECOMMAND='/usr/local/bin/proz -r --no-curses --no-getch -s ${URI} - -P ${DISTDIR} --min-size=2048' This will invoke an ftp mirror

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Zac Slade
On Monday 27 February 2006 10:39, El Nino wrote: if you want to use prozilla, just change the FETCHCOMMAND and RESUMECOMMAND in /etc/make.conf There is some examples in /etc/make.conf.example, but not for prozilla how can i get to know all these portage features? Read two lines above

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Walter Dnes
On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 05:05:39PM +0100, Alexander Skwar wrote El Nino wrote: is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? I never quite understood the sense in those tools. Why should prozilla or some other tool make the download

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:27 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: I have a different interpretation. I assume you know about FEATURES=parallel-fetch? -- Iain Buchanan iain at netspace dot net dot au Elves and Dragons! I says to him. Cabbages and potatoes are better for you and me. --

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Mike Owen
On 2/28/06, Iain Buchanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:27 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: I have a different interpretation. I assume you know about FEATURES=parallel-fetch? It's probably not the best idea to recommend ~arch versions of portage. Mike --

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Tuesday 28 February 2006 16:27, Walter Dnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge': #!/bin/bash emerge --deep --update --world --fetchonly emerge --deep --update --world ...but I'd like to get an emerge going on the 1st package as soon as it's finished

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Tuesday 28 February 2006 17:25, Mike Owen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge': On 2/28/06, Iain Buchanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:27 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: I have a different interpretation. I assume you know about

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 15:25 -0800, Mike Owen wrote: On 2/28/06, Iain Buchanan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:27 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: I have a different interpretation. I assume you know about FEATURES=parallel-fetch? It's probably not the best idea to

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Michael A. Smith
El Nino wrote: AybOwan! is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? Someone else answered that question directly, so I'll try the indirect approach. Another way to speed up emerges is to download while you compile: emerge -fq foo

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Michael A. Smith
Iain Buchanan wrote: On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:27 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: I have a different interpretation. I assume you know about FEATURES=parallel-fetch? How long has this been around? I couldn't find any mention of it in the man files. Where is it documented? Thanks, Mike --

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-28 Thread Vladimir G. Ivanovic
It's new in the latest testing version of emerge. --- Vladimir On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 22:17 -0500, Michael A. Smith wrote: Iain Buchanan wrote: On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 17:27 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: I have a different interpretation. I assume you know about

[gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread El Nino
AybOwan! is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? -- ... The future lies ahead. ___ Have you mooed today? \^__^ \ (oo) \___ (__) \

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread Boris Fersing
2006/2/27, El Nino [EMAIL PROTECTED]: AybOwan! is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? Hi, if you want to use prozilla, just change the FETCHCOMMAND and RESUMECOMMAND in /etc/make.conf There is some examples in

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread Alexander Skwar
El Nino wrote: is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? I never quite understood the sense in those tools. Why should prozilla or some other tool make the download be faster? When I download something with wget, or watch emerge invoking

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread El Nino
On 2/27/06, Boris Fersing [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2006/2/27, El Nino [EMAIL PROTECTED]: AybOwan! is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? Hi, if you want to use prozilla, just change the FETCHCOMMAND and RESUMECOMMAND in

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 2/27/06, Alexander Skwar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: El Nino wrote: is there a way to accelerate the fetching part of emerge by using prozilla or some other tool? I never quite understood the sense in those tools. Why should prozilla or some other tool make the download be faster?

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread Hans-Werner Hilse
Hi, On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:05:39 +0100 Alexander Skwar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why should prozilla or some other tool make the download be faster? When I download something with wget, or watch emerge invoking wget, it's always maxing out the saturation of the line. On my 1Gig line on my

Re: [gentoo-user] accelerate emerge

2006-02-27 Thread Dave Nebinger
Hans-Werner Hilse wrote: Why should prozilla or some other tool make the download be faster? When I download something with wget, or watch emerge invoking wget, it's always maxing out the saturation of the line. On my 1Gig line on my workstation at work it's usually _not_ saturizing the line.