[gentoo-dev] gentoo install problems/bugs

[Brian Densmore]

One, I like gentoo, so far. 
Two there a number of issues I have though.

  a) downloaded both versions (long and optimized, and fast and not).
  b) I have an Athlon, so whether or not the whole thing works when I
finally get done is another issue.
  c) I am using the 686 optimized install and noticed (so far) the
following bugs:
1) Can't install just tarball one, it doesn't include the make.profile
file, this is in the stage 2 tarball. I used the 3 stage install because
I wanted to have the option of doing either install from one cd. Can't
emerge rsync without stage 2, even though one doesn't need to. 

2) Can't just install tarball one and two. Can't bootstrap.sh without
stage 3 [see ref to item 1]. 

3) 686 install missing zoneinfo directory. Can't set localtime. And
leaves a bad-link in your mouth. [created bogus link, don't know what
damage that will do to my system until I can install the real zoneinfo
files]
4) 686 install doesn't compile/install c++ ! 
   Rule A) Always compile c++!
   Rule B) Refer to Rule A.
5) X won't compile. See Rule A item 4.
  [I fixed this by hacking the gcc emerge file and recompiling gcc,
sigh]

6) emerge .../kde-something finds and installs all dependencies! Cool!
[well except for item 4, which is really a dependency for X and qt]

Hopefully tonight I'll be able to finish installing without anymore
snafus.

PS. I'll probably steal your install and portage and make my own
modified gentoo-for-the-masses distro [maybe call it gentwee]. :')

Peace,
Brian Densmore

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Seven from valley-lords where orchards used to grow, 
Nine from dotcoms doomed to die, 
one from the dark lord Gates on his dark throne 
In the Land of Redmond where the Shadows lie. 
one OS to rule them all, one OS to find them, 
one OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, 
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