getbinpkg and package.env

[tomsky]

I'm trying to set certain packages to use FEATURES="getbinpkg" only.

So, I set /etc/portage/package.env like so for gcc:

sys-devel/gcc getbinpkg.conf

And

/etc/portage/env/getbinpkg.conf as:

PORTAGE_BINHOST="..."
FEATURES="getbinpkg"

("..." comments out the actual binhost url I'm using)

However, when emerging gcc, it doesn't try to emerge it as a binary package (if I use the values of those two settings in make.conf globally, it does.)

Have I set something wrong?

[sebB]

Can you post your make.conf?

To make a test replace your /etc/portage/env/getbinpkg.conf with
PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/home/youruser//tmp"

If gcc build in /home/youruser//tmp, something is wrong in your getbinpkg.conf

[NeddySeagoon]

tomsky,

You can leave PORTAGE_BINHOST= in make.conf.
FEATURES= works in package.env and in env
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[tomsky]

I placed the PORTAGE_BINHOST setting back in make.conf, and added a custom setting for PORTAGE_TMPDIR in /etc/portage/env/getbinpkg.conf

The new TMPDIR was indeed picked up when I tried to build gcc (so the configuration seems correct - I also ran strace to sanity check the expected files were being read).

However, the FEATURES="getbinpkg" setting in /etc/portage/env/getbinpkg.conf still has no effect (unless it is put in make.conf)

[tomsky]

Here's make.conf by the way (I've commented out the settings for GENTOO_MIRRORS and PORTAGE_BINHOST)

[cord]

Did you solve this?

I have similar one. I need binary for large packages that can't build on client (2GiB RAM). Just like topicstarter I create /etc/portage/env/binary which contains

[freifunk_connewitz]

I'm unearthing this old thread because I have the same problem.

On a laptop which has a pretty similar hardware as my desktop I want some bigger packets to be emerged as binary packets that the desktop has built. For huge packages like libreoffice, I told the binary host (the desktop) via package.env to use the same CPU FLAGS and USE variables that the client (laptop) has. Built package, copied over to var/cache/binpkgs on the client, rebuilt index (emaint binhost --fix) and tried to emerge.

When I do it manually, it works, like this:

[Orvas]

Hello,

I have exactly the same problem, FEATURES="getbinpkg" for a specific package in package.env seems to be ignored. I am sure that the files are processed, because changes in USE work. At the moment I don't have any idea how to solve this issues. Can anyone help here?

Thanks!
Orvas

[flexibeast]

This is an open issue - refer to bug #463964.

[Orvas]

Hello flexibeast,

thanks for the info. I have tried the binhost a few days ago, because some big packages like firefox, thunderbird, qtwebengine or libreoffice take several hours to build. In the past I have used the special -bin packages, but for example libreoffice-bin is only available in an old version, whereas libreoffice as a binary package is up to date.

Considering the linked bug, is it possible to configure the system to only use binary packages for some specific packages?

Thanks!
Orvas

[flexibeast]

[logrusx]

The only way to selectively install bindery packages I can think of currently is to terminate when that package build is starting up and fire emerge for it specifically with -g switch, eventually continue with the other packages of three are any left.

The feature you're looking for will eventually come, as develops seem to find the need for it too, but it's uncertain when. I've seen good will from them, but have in mind they are pretty overloaded with issues of more urgent or important matter. I guess if you know how to do it, they may at least look at your patches and who knows, they may even merge them :)

Best Regards,
Georgi

[eschwartz]