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Allen Rohner wrote: |
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> I have been a Gentoo user for several years, but this is my first step |
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> into gentoo development. I'm looking at the feasability of using |
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> gentoo for a product at work. Is it possible to use a Gentoo host |
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> machine to create a linux 'image' (ramdisk/ext2fs/iso) that does not |
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> contain portage or gcc? I have looked at several embedded gentoo web |
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> pages, and am familiar with the "ROOT=/opt/image emerge busybox |
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> dropbear" type command line, but all of the examples I've seen create |
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> a portage tree on the image. Additionally, getting past bootstrap.sh |
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> is painful. |
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> I am looking to use Gentoo to create a standard x86 environment |
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> complete with apache and X, but with no gcc or portage on the target |
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> machine. Additionally, use the same technique to cross-compile to a |
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> ppc embedded system. |
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> Is this possible? Is it a good idea? |
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> Thanks, |
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> Allen Rohner |
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dev-util/catalyst is the tool used to build Gentoo's official LiveCDs. |
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Despite being ~arch, >=catalyst-2 works fairly well as far as I know. |
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