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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix] keywordings for x86 linux
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:01:17
Message-Id: 20070418100050.GF963@gentoo.org
1 On 04-04-2007 18:33:04 +0200, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
2 > following packages can be keyworded x86 (linux):
3 >
4 > sys-devel/binutils-2.17.50.0.13
5 > sys-libs/db-4.5.20_p2
6
7 I think I already did them (I'm slacking lately, sorry!)
8
9 > And this also works:
10 >
11 > dev-libs/libiconv-1.11
12
13 keyworded now
14
15 > Now you think wth I need libiconv on linux.
16 >
17 > Well, I'm currently trying the profile on linux having ELIBC="linux"
18 > instead of ELIBC="glibc", to avoid stray dependencies on glibc, because
19 > I don't want to have any libc in prefix.
20
21 Sounds good. Do you suggest using ELIBC=linux in prefix by default
22 here?
23
24 > IMO the easiest way is to say ELIBC="linux" - I've already
25 > empty-remerged system using this profile.
26 >
27 > Maybe virtual/libiconv could avoid a dependency on dev-libs/libiconv for
28 > elibc_linux, but that's just an optimization.
29
30 Why avoid? If you don't want to know about the installed glibc, you
31 need libiconv if you do iconv stuff, right?
32
33 --
34 Fabian Groffen
35 Gentoo on a different level
36
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Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix] keywordings for x86 linux Michael Haubenwallner <michael.haubenwallner@×××××××.at>