CCache: Segregating cache directories per port

[Chris Jones]

Hi,

Just curious, but what exactly is the advantage of doing this ? I am not sure i see what problem you are trying to solve that a single cache causes .

Chris

> On 11 Dec 2020, at 6:20 pm, Christopher Nielsen <mascguy at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Is it possible to easily override the ccache directory via command-line, with the goal of maintaining separate caches per port?
> 
> I did some quick digging through the MacPorts TCL files, and didn’t see support for such an override.
> 
> My current solution — workable, though not ideal — is to update ‘ccache_dir’ in ~/.macports/macports.conf. That’s easily doable via a ‘port’ wrapper script.
> 
> But assuming I didn’t miss anything, would folks be open to having the ability to specify ‘ccache_dir’ from the port command-line? If so, I’ll contribute the changes.
> 
> Thoughts?