From 741e6611ce336bcd643eb7687a65bec2f5d52192 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kivi Kaitaniemi Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 19:04:36 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about building packages to README.md --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f854a94..1026102 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ decman.user_packages.append( )) ``` -Building of foreign packages happens in a chroot. This creates some overhead, but ensures clean builds. Build packages are stored in a cache `/var/cache/decman`. By default decman keeps 3 most recent versions of all packages. +Building of foreign packages happens in a chroot. This creates some overhead, but ensures clean builds. By default the chroot is created to `/tmp/decman/build`. I recommend to use a tempfs for the `/tmp/` directory to speed up builds. Also make sure that the tempfs-partition is large enough. I recommend at least 6 GB. + +Build packages are stored in a cache `/var/cache/decman`. By default decman keeps 3 most recent versions of all packages. ### Systemd units