Re: [gentoo-dev] Binary release of gentoo

[Spider]

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On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 04:13:03 -0400
Cedric Veilleux <cedric@×××××××.com> wrote:

> USE flags enabled in this package (only the ones relevant to the
> particuliar package)

already there, tagged at the end of a .tbz2

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> Then a binary enabled portage would contact a master server and ask
> for a binary package compiled with the right combination of USE flags,
> profile and CHOST and if it exists download it and install it, and if
> it does not compile it from the sources..

unfortunately this requires a loot of computing and storage on the
server, as well as bandwidth.   That why I suggested a set of simple
defaults, people who go beyond that, go for source.   We really 
shouldnt spend the energy on "fixing" another set of binary package
management when others have done that for us already. (dpkg, rpm, slack,
bsd)

The GRP are a nice step,  and works well, if we could make it a bit more
usable than current.  I dont advocate going for a lot of hoops and
developertime to make a binary distro as smooth as Gentoo is from
source, since it wouldnt ever be maintained in the same way.   I do
however advocate that GRP become easier to use by default. 


//Spider




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