Bug 134044 – make.conf.example - PORTAGE_TMPFS

• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
• Product: Documentation

[Description Harvey Muller 2006-05-22 11:38:31 UTC]

Standard make.conf.example includes information on PORTAGE_TMPFS variable.  Investigation in the forums indicates this variable is no longer used.

Please consider removing it from the example.

Regards,

Harvey

[Comment 1 Zac Medico 2006-05-22 11:58:16 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)
> this variable is no longer used.

That is incorrect.  PORTAGE_TMPFS is currently used as a temporary file location to pass metadata between ebuild.sh and the python side of portage (via "$PORTAGE_TMPFS/aux_db_key_temp").

[Comment 2 Harvey Muller 2006-05-22 21:29:16 UTC]

Thanks Zac.  The forum post I referenced is:  http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-397684.html

I figured that since it doesn't reveal itself in emerge --info, and that the developer said it wasn't in use, that it was no longer used.

Is there any tangible benefit to adding this variable to make.conf then?

[Comment 3 Zac Medico 2006-05-23 02:50:14 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Is there any tangible benefit to adding this variable to make.conf then?

For it's current use as aux_db_key_temp there is very little benefit.  However, I don't think it necessarily hurts to have the example.  If we need the tmpfs for something in the future, the user can have that variable ready and waiting.

[Comment 4 Alec Warner (RETIRED) 2006-05-25 19:59:33 UTC]

I don't think it's necessary for --info output.