"No space left on divice" while compiling KDE THI

DaemonCat · n00b Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 2

Are there any realistic recommendations for partition sizes for compiling KDE on Gentoo? :?:

I increased the /var partition size, and I got past the first failure. I deleted various files from /var, that got me past the second failure. Now, the 1 gig /usr partition is full!! Now what? :cry:

I'd like to get KDE up and running, but as long as I keep getting these errors, it's a bit frustrating. Am I the only person on the planet that only has 3 gig to install on? I can't believe that Gentoo won't fit in the amount of space that WinXP takes less than half of!

Now I sound like I'm whining. I guess I am! :oops:

I think I like Gentoo and the Portage system alot, but I can't seem to finish an install.
What can I safely delete?
Or, how much space is it reasonable to expect /usr to need?
I'm running an old dual P Pro board, and it's NOT fast, so I don't want to do a reinstall from scratch ... again.
Thanks.

AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

I have less than 3 gigs and compiled KDE without any errors, perhaps you need to clean it up a bit before compiling.
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Guest · Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2002 5:38 am Post subject:

you can delete all the packages from /usr/portage/distfiles that you are NOT wanting to build or rebuild in the near future and delete the crapola in /var/tmp/portage if i remember correctly.

DaemonCat · n00b Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 2

Thanks for the tips!
Autobot, whats your partition scheme? Maybe I didn't allocate space properly for Gentoo. As a stopgap, I mv'd /usr/portage to a partition w/ more space, and ln'd back to /usr/portage. Seems to work. I just got up and the ol' machine is still chugging.