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I have a Gentoo system and Id like to have GAR look for any files it needs in the portage download directory before it tries to get them off of the Internet. Is there an easy way to do this?

April 26, 2017directory download files gar Gentoo look Needs PORTAGE system tries

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I have a Gentoo system and Id like to have GAR look for any files it needs in the portage download directory before it tries to get them off of the Internet. Is there an easy way to do this?

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Yes. In gar.conf.mk, append “file://usr/portage/distfiles/” to FILE_SITES.