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diff --git a/README.tmpfs b/README.tmpfs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8141c6b --- /dev/null +++ b/README.tmpfs @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Live-Helper: Build using tmpfs +============================== + +use "lh config --tmpfs true" to enable. + +you may specify mount-options with --tmpfs-options, e.g. + + lh config --tmpfs-options "size=6G" + +to set the maximum size of the ramdisk to 6GB. + +"lh build" will then mount a tmpfs into the "tmpfs" directory and the build process +will take place there. + +after the build the result and the cache will reside on the tmpfs, so if you +want to keep them you should move or copy them to somewhere else. +everything inside the "tmpfs" directory will be lost when umounting it, so if +you want to save the cache for later builds you have to move (or copy) it: + + mv tmpfs/cache . + +live-helper will not umount the "tmpfs" unless you run "lh clean --tmpfs" +or "lh clean --all", so if you are going to do multiple builds without +umounting the "tmpfs" you do not need to backup the cache, it will stay there +and will be used for the next build. + |