rTorrent: Install faster with ramdisk

scripts/install/rtorrent.sh

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ if [[ -n $noexec ]]; then
  mount -o remount,exec /tmp
  noexec=1
 fi
+mount_rtorrent_rd
 depends_rtorrent
 if [[ ! $rtorrentver == repo ]]; then
  configure_rtorrent
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ else
  echo_info "Installing rtorrent with apt-get"
  rtorrent_apt
 fi
+remove_rtorrent_rd
 echo_progress_start "Making ${user} directory structure"
 _makedirs
 echo_progress_done

scripts/upgrade/rtorrent.sh

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ else
  remove_rtorrent
 fi
 echo_progress_done
+mount_rtorrent_rd
 
 echo_progress_start "Checking rTorrent Dependencies ... "
 depends_rtorrent
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ else
  rtorrent_apt
  echo_progress_done
 fi
-
+remove_rtorrent_rd
 if [[ -n $noexec ]]; then
  mount -o remount,noexec /tmp
 fi

sources/functions/rtorrent

@@ -48,6 +48,19 @@ function whiptail_rtorrent() {
  fi
 }
 
+function mount_rtorrent_rd() {
+ memory=$(awk '/MemAvailable/ {printf( "%.f\n", $2 / 1024 )}' /proc/meminfo)
+ # Ramdisk optimization for 4GB plus memory
+ mkdir -p /tmp/rtorrent
+ if [[ $memory > 4096 ]]; then
+ echo_info "Mounting temporary rtorrent ramdisk"
+ mount -t tmpfs -o rw,size=1G tmpfs /tmp/rtorrent >> $log 2>&1
+ export rtorrentrd="true"
+ else
+ export rtorrentrd="false"
+ fi
+}
+
 function configure_rtorrent() {
  # Link time optimizations for 4 plus threads
  if [ $(nproc) -ge 4 ]; then
@@ -86,26 +99,26 @@ function depends_rtorrent() {
  fi
 
  # mktorrent from source
- cd /tmp
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent
  curl -sL https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent/archive/v1.1.zip -o mktorrent.zip >> $log 2>&1
  . /etc/swizzin/sources/functions/utils
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/mktorrent"
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/mktorrent"
  unzip -d mktorrent -j mktorrent.zip >> $log 2>&1
  cd mktorrent
  make >> $log 2>&1
  make install PREFIX=/usr >> $log 2>&1
- cd /tmp
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent
  rm -rf mktorrent*
 }
 
 function build_xmlrpc-c() {
- cd "/tmp"
+ cd "/tmp/rtorrent"
  . /etc/swizzin/sources/functions/utils
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/xmlrpc-c"
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/dist/xmlrpc-c "
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/xmlrpc-c"
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/dist/xmlrpc-c"
  XMLRPC_REV=2954
- svn co http://svn.code.sf.net/p/xmlrpc-c/code/advanced@$XMLRPC_REV /tmp/xmlrpc-c >> $log 2>&1 || { svn co https://github.com/mirror/xmlrpc-c/trunk/advanced@$XMLRPC_REV /tmp/xmlrpc-c >> $log 2>&1; }
- cd /tmp/xmlrpc-c
+ svn co http://svn.code.sf.net/p/xmlrpc-c/code/advanced@$XMLRPC_REV /tmp/rtorrent/xmlrpc-c >> $log 2>&1 || { svn co https://github.com/mirror/xmlrpc-c/trunk/advanced@$XMLRPC_REV /tmp/rtorrent/xmlrpc-c >> $log 2>&1; }
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent/xmlrpc-c
  cp -rf /etc/swizzin/sources/patches/rtorrent/xmlrpc-config.guess config.guess >> $log 2>&1
  cp -rf /etc/swizzin/sources/patches/rtorrent/xmlrpc-config.sub config.sub >> $log 2>&1
  ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-cplusplus --disable-wininet-client --disable-libwww-client >> $log 2>&1 || {
@@ -115,28 +128,28 @@ function build_xmlrpc-c() {
  source <(sed 's/ //g' version.mk)
  VERSION=$XMLRPC_MAJOR_RELEASE.$XMLRPC_MINOR_RELEASE.$XMLRPC_POINT_RELEASE
  make -j$(nproc) CFLAGS="-w ${rtorrentflto} ${rtorrentpipe}" >> $log 2>&1
- make DESTDIR=/tmp/dist/xmlrpc-c install >> $log 2>&1 || {
+ make DESTDIR=/tmp/rtorrent/dist/xmlrpc-c install >> $log 2>&1 || {
  echo_error "Something went wrong while making xmlrpc"
  exit 1
  }
  mkdir -p /root/dist
- fpm -f -C /tmp/dist/xmlrpc-c -p /root/dist/xmlrpc-c_VERSION.deb -s dir -t deb -n xmlrpc-c --version ${VERSION} --description "xmlrpc-c compiled by swizzin" > /dev/null 2>&1
+ fpm -f -C /tmp/rtorrent/dist/xmlrpc-c -p /root/dist/xmlrpc-c_VERSION.deb -s dir -t deb -n xmlrpc-c --version ${VERSION} --description "xmlrpc-c compiled by swizzin" > /dev/null 2>&1
  dpkg -i /root/dist/xmlrpc-c_${VERSION}.deb >> $log 2>&1
- cd /tmp
- rm -rf xmlrpc-c
- rm -rf /tmp/dist/xmlrpc-c
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent/xmlrpc-c
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent/dist/xmlrpc-c
 }
 
 function build_libtorrent_rakshasa() {
  libtorrentloc="https://github.com/rakshasa/libtorrent/archive/refs/tags/v${libtorrentver}.tar.gz"
- cd "/tmp"
+ cd "/tmp/rtorrent"
  . /etc/swizzin/sources/functions/utils
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/libtorrent"
- mkdir /tmp/libtorrent
- curl -sL ${libtorrentloc} -o /tmp/libtorrent-${libtorrentver}.tar.gz
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent"
+ mkdir /tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent
+ curl -sL ${libtorrentloc} -o /tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent-${libtorrentver}.tar.gz
  VERSION=$libtorrentver
- tar -xf /tmp/libtorrent-${libtorrentver}.tar.gz -C /tmp/libtorrent --strip-components=1 >> $log 2>&1
- cd /tmp/libtorrent >> $log 2>&1
+ tar -xf /tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent-${libtorrentver}.tar.gz -C /tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent --strip-components=1 >> $log 2>&1
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent >> $log 2>&1
 
  if [[ -f /root/libtorrent-rakshasa-${libtorrentver}.patch ]]; then
  patch -p1 < /root/libtorrent-rakshasa-${libtorrentver}.patch >> ${log} 2>&1 || {
@@ -169,26 +182,26 @@ function build_libtorrent_rakshasa() {
  echo_error "Something went wrong while making libtorrent"
  exit 1
  }
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa"
- make DESTDIR=/tmp/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa install >> $log 2>&1
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa"
+ make DESTDIR=/tmp/rtorrent/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa install >> $log 2>&1
  mkdir -p /root/dist
- fpm -f -C /tmp/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa -p /root/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa_VERSION.deb -s dir -t deb -n libtorrent-rakshasa --version ${VERSION} --description "libtorrent-rakshasa compiled by swizzin" > /dev/null 2>&1
+ fpm -f -C /tmp/rtorrent/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa -p /root/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa_VERSION.deb -s dir -t deb -n libtorrent-rakshasa --version ${VERSION} --description "libtorrent-rakshasa compiled by swizzin" > /dev/null 2>&1
  dpkg -i /root/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa_${VERSION}.deb >> $log 2>&1
- cd /tmp
- rm -rf /tmp/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa
- rm -rf libtorrent*
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent/dist/libtorrent-rakshasa
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent/libtorrent
 }
 
 function build_rtorrent() {
  rtorrentloc="https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/archive/refs/tags/v${rtorrentver}.tar.gz"
- cd "/tmp"
+ cd "/tmp/rtorrent"
  . /etc/swizzin/sources/functions/utils
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent*"
- mkdir /tmp/rtorrent
- curl -sL ${rtorrentloc} -o /tmp/rtorrent-${rtorrentver}.tar.gz
- tar -xzf /tmp/rtorrent-${rtorrentver}.tar.gz -C /tmp/rtorrent --strip-components=1 >> $log 2>&1
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent*"
+ mkdir /tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent
+ curl -sL ${rtorrentloc} -o /tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent-${rtorrentver}.tar.gz
+ tar -xzf /tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent-${rtorrentver}.tar.gz -C /tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent --strip-components=1 >> $log 2>&1
  VERSION=$rtorrentver
- cd /tmp/rtorrent
+ cd /tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent
  if [[ -f /root/rtorrent-${rtorrentver}.patch ]]; then
  patch -p1 < /root/rtorrent-${rtorrentver}.patch >> ${log} 2>&1 || {
  echo _error "Something went wrong when patching rTorrent"
@@ -217,22 +230,31 @@ function build_rtorrent() {
  echo_error "Something went wrong while making rtorrent"
  exit 1
  }
- rm_if_exists "/tmp/dist/rtorrent"
- make DESTDIR=/tmp/dist/rtorrent install >> $log 2>&1
+ rm_if_exists "/tmp/rtorrent/dist/rtorrent"
+ make DESTDIR=/tmp/rtorrent/dist/rtorrent install >> $log 2>&1
  mkdir -p /root/dist
- fpm -f -C /tmp/dist/rtorrent -p /root/dist/rtorrent_VERSION.deb -s dir -t deb -n rtorrent --version ${VERSION} --description "rtorrent compiled by swizzin" > /dev/null 2>&1
+ fpm -f -C /tmp/rtorrent/dist/rtorrent -p /root/dist/rtorrent_VERSION.deb -s dir -t deb -n rtorrent --version ${VERSION} --description "rtorrent compiled by swizzin" > /dev/null 2>&1
  dpkg -i /root/dist/rtorrent_${VERSION}.deb >> $log 2>&1
- cd "/tmp"
+ cd "/tmp/rtorrent"
  ldconfig >> $log 2>&1
- rm -rf rtorrent* >> $log 2>&1
- rm -rf /tmp/dist/rtorrent
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent/rtorrent >> $log 2>&1
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent/dist/rtorrent
  apt-mark hold rtorrent >> ${log} 2>&1
 }
 
 function rtorrent_apt() {
  apt_install rtorrent
 }
 
+function remove_rtorrent_rd() {
+ if [[ ${rtorrentrd} == "true" ]]; then
+ echo_info "Removing temporary rtorrent ramdisk"
+ cd "/tmp"
+ umount -f /tmp/rtorrent
+ fi
+ rm -rf /tmp/rtorrent
+}
+
 function remove_rtorrent() {
  toclean=(rtorrent libtorrent-rakshasa)
  repo=$(dpkg -l | grep -P libtorrent'\d+' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d: -f1)