The almighty eix!

[rand.a]

eix is the portage tool i use most. I think everyone would agree that its a great app. Would it be possible to have it included in future releases?

I recommend to people all the time in #sabayon to install it, and they always end up loving it. It's a really small app, 360k, it shouldn't be too much of an issue to include it right?

[Goatee]

I second that

[chickpea]

Here's a third vote. This app is basically essential portage tool.

[rand.a]

if it does get included, you should also include /etc/eix-sync.conf with just * in it. That way eix-sync also sync's all overlays as well.

[voxiac]

if it does get included, you should also include /etc/eix-sync.conf with just * in it. That way eix-sync also sync's all overlays as well.

How does this differ from

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update-eix && update-eix-remote update

Not trolling just want to know. Besides if this'll be done then ping me to update this section:
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/wiki/index. ... .26_layman
or just do it yourself.

[rand.a]

if it does get included, you should also include /etc/eix-sync.conf with just * in it. That way eix-sync also sync's all overlays as well.

How does this differ from

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update-eix && update-eix-remote update

Not trolling just want to know. Besides if this'll be done then ping me to update this section:
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/wiki/index. ... .26_layman
or just do it yourself.

it differs because you only need to do 'eix-sync'. that single command will sync both portage and all of your overlays, and update the eix cache as well. If you were to do it your way, you'd have to run 'emerge --sync && layman -S && update-eix && update-eix-remote update' quite a bit longer than a single 8 character command.

[appro]

Hi, the imho better alternative to eix-sync is the plain simple "emerge --sync" with a post_sync hook. Everyone knows it, so nobody has to remember yet another command.

File: /etc/portage/bin/post_sync

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#!/bin/bash
layman -s ALL
update-eix
update-eix-remote update


[edgevision]

eix is friggin' sweet.

[dragon_788]

appro, the point of eix is not only syncing, but also HELLA fast searching compared to emerge -s (major bonus) plus it can do USE flag checking and many other handy things that previously required remembering more than "eix -xxx", something like euse this, or equery that was often required. So I'd say having eix-sync as the simple route to updating portage is a small price to pay, I do like the idea of the post_hook as I've had trouble with just having * in the eix-sync file, but I'll hafta test both ways before I can say for sure. (eix-sync also happens to be 8 characters where emerge --sync is 13 counting the space, I'm all for efficiency.

[eris23]

When I run eix-sync

Building database (/var/cache/eix) ..
[0] "gentoo" /usr/portage/ (cache: metadata-flat)
Reading 100%

takes seconds

[1] "sabayon" /usr/local/portage/layman/sabayon (cache: parse|ebuild*#metadata-flat#assign)

takes the better part of an hour

Is there a way to speed it up?