Bug 92450

Summary:	Requesting addition to handbook, partitioning chapter, add note that /usr/portage will use ~500mb at all time.
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	nicklas boman <nb>
Component:	Handbook	Assignee:	Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) <swift>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	docs-team
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description nicklas boman 2005-05-12 16:44:48 UTC

I was wondering if ther would be a chanse, someone could add a little pice of information to the "Partition your harddrive" chapter in the Handbook.

My concern is, that the /usr/portage dir/folder/map will always consume ~500mb + every distfile downloaded (by default, if not altered in /etc/make.conf)

This would be a very valuable information to a new gentoo user, seeing how an old linux user wouldnt know this. 
This would, i belive, save many many people time to not have to re-install your gentoo box.

I have only checked the "x86" book, but i assume this goes for every one.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Seeing how this is more of a request, all the time i look at the handbook. The chapter that contains info. about partitioning your harddrive.
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Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-06-10 11:16:15 UTC

I've added it to the Gentoo Handbook. Thanks for suggesting!