Temporally build package in another location/partition

abduct · Apprentice Joined: 19 Mar 2015 Posts: 215

So I need to emerge some packages that may have large space requirements for building (clang and llvm specifically). I have very little space, more or less around 1GB. I have a partition mounted that has 4.3GB.

I am wondering if there is a way to let emerge build clang and llvm in another location (the 4.3GB partition) and then move the compiled binaries into it's normal installation location.

I've seen the `PORTAGE_TMPDIR' environment variable from `man 5 make.conf' Is this what I need to set? If so do I need to set it inside make.conf or can I inline it into the emerge command such as

eccerr0r · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:42 am Post subject:

Yes this should work. I normally edit my make.conf and point PORTAGE_TMPDIR always point to a disk with space on it or a tmpfs. Same goes for PORTDIR to keep the tree somewhere else too possibly.

However at 1GB remaining, you're going to be in a lot of hurt soon, (installed) packages tend to continue to increase in size...
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 9:16 am Post subject:

abduct,

You can set PORTAGE_TMPDIR on a per package basis. Then you won't forget.

See how to use /etc/portage/package.env and /etc/portage/env/ in

wraeth · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:53 am Post subject:

As for checking how much space a package will require to build, the only way is to actually build the package. Packages could do something as simple as copy the extracted distfiles into their install location, or dump an arbitrary string to a file up to whatever length it likes.

Some of the bigger packages do have a check in place prior to building to ensure enough space - as estimated by the maintainer - is available in the designated PORTAGE_TMPDIR.

freke · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:14 pm Post subject:

I'm using a tmpfs for /var/tmp/portage
/etc/fstab