Re: [gentoo-embedded] How to manage multiple distributions, cross compilers in one chroot environment

[Peter Stuge]

Kfir Lavi wrote:
> What I want is a way to keep few compilers environments.
> lets say:
> stable x86 compiler
> unstable x86 compiler
> few arm cross compilers.
>
> So when I create a distribution and an few month time I want the
> same exactly environment, to compile and upgrade few packages and
> be sure not to break anything, I want to keep those version of the
> compilers.
..
> Can we boost up crossdev,

No boosting neccessary. Just use crossdev with some explicit version
numbers for all components, and you get excellent repeatability.


As for distro creater, I use catalyst to build a stage4 and stage5.
Not sure how well that works for cross platform however, I only use
on amd64 to build for various x86, and this may be a special case.


//Peter