| Pat Regan on 19 Jul 2005 00:22:39 -0000 |
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Cosmin Nicolaescu wrote: > No, Gentoo does not do that. If 1.2.4 comes out, it will recompile it, > remove the old files, add the new ones, and diff the configuration files > (merging the trivial things and letting you decide what to do with the > actual things that changed). > That's too bad, because it would compile much faster if it kept this stuff around... At least assuming every source file isn't touched by the patch :). > In the end you do save space with gentoo, since you will not install a lot > of crap that comes with a package (gnome/kde support, X support, ldap > support etc) unless you really want it. Does that really work out to a major space savings? Did anyone ever test to figure out just how much difference there is? Pat Attachment:
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