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| 6 | <sections> |
6 | <sections> |
| 7 | <section> |
7 | <section> |
| 8 | <title>Obtaining Package Information</title> |
8 | <title>Obtaining Package Information</title> |
| 9 | <subsection> |
9 | <subsection> |
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| 228 | precompiled packages) available. It therefore checks the contents of |
228 | precompiled packages) available. It therefore checks the contents of |
| 229 | <path>/usr/portage/distfiles</path> (for sourcecode) or |
229 | <path>/usr/portage/distfiles</path> (for sourcecode) or |
| 230 | <path>/usr/portage/packages/All</path> (for precompiled packages) to see if the |
230 | <path>/usr/portage/packages/All</path> (for precompiled packages) to see if the |
| 231 | necessary files are already available. If not, it downloads the necessary files |
231 | necessary files are already available. If not, it downloads the necessary files |
| 232 | and places them in those directories. |
232 | and places them in those directories. |
| 233 | </p> |
233 | </p> |
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| 235 | <note> |
236 | <note> |
| 236 | Searching the Portage Tree, especially when using <c>--searchdesc</c>, is very |
237 | Searching the Portage Tree, especially when using <c>- -searchdesc</c>, is very |
| 237 | time consuming. There are other, more performant tools available. We will |
238 | time consuming. There are other, more performant tools available. We will |
| 238 | describe those in the chapter on <uri link="?part=2&chap=7">Gentoolkit and |
239 | describe those in the chapter on <uri link="?part=2&chap=7">Gentoolkit and |
| 239 | Other Tools</uri>. |
240 | Other Tools</uri>. |
| 240 | </note> |
241 | </note> |
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243 | |
| 242 | </body> |
244 | </body> |
| 243 | </subsection> |
245 | </subsection> |
| 244 | <subsection> |
246 | <subsection> |
| 245 | <title>Viewing the ChangeLog</title> |
247 | <title>Viewing the ChangeLog</title> |