Use a global buildout config to speed up bin buildout

You can speed up subsequent executions of bin/buildout by providing a global config that specifies an eggs and download cache.

First, create the local directories

$ mkdir -p ~/.buildout/eggs ~/.buildout/dlcache

Next, add the following to ~/.buildout/default.cfg:

[buildout]
eggs-directory = /HOME/YOU/.buildout/eggs
download-cache = /HOME/YOU/.buildout/dlcache

Then replace /HOME/YOU with the path to your home directory. On Linux, this is normally /home/USERNAME, and on Mac OSX, it is /Users/USERNAME.