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I have been a Gentoo user for several years, but this is my first step into |
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gentoo development. I'm looking at the feasability of using gentoo for a |
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product at work. Is it possible to use a Gentoo host machine to create a |
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linux 'image' (ramdisk/ext2fs/iso) that does not contain portage or gcc? I |
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have looked at several embedded gentoo web pages, and am familiar with the |
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"ROOT=/opt/image emerge busybox dropbear" type command line, but all of the |
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examples I've seen create a portage tree on the image. Additionally, getting |
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past bootstrap.sh is painful. |
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I am looking to use Gentoo to create a standard x86 environment complete |
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with apache and X, but with no gcc or portage on the target machine. |
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Additionally, use the same technique to cross-compile to a ppc embedded |
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system. |
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Is this possible? Is it a good idea? |
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Thanks, |
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Allen Rohner |