Bug 3944

Summary:	Multiple instances of emerge doesn't work
Product:	Portage Development	Reporter:	Chris Snyder <csnyder>
Component:	Unclassified	Assignee:	Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) <drobbins>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	carpaski
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=5398
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Chris Snyder 2002-06-20 17:33:50 UTC

I tried running emerge -f kde on one console, and then emerge kde on another, so
that I could utilize both my net connection and CPU resources at the same time,
and finish the build quicker.  This seems to cause problems.  See my forum post
that I have linked to.

Comment 1 Nicholas Jones (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-07-19 05:13:51 UTC

Yes... This is a bad idea.

I'm rewriting my threading code for portage to handle what you're trying to do. 
I HIGHLY recommend against it as you can have two programs writing to the same 
files at the same time. Bad news.

Comment 2 Nicholas Jones (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-08-04 01:34:55 UTC

Watch bug 1661 for better ways to do this.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 1661 ***