Re: [gentoo-alt] You too? youtoo!

[Galaxy]

So, since gcc-4.4 requires '>=sys-libs/glibc-2.8', how can I install gcc-4.4 with host glibc-2.4 ?

> To come a step forward with to my target I come up with this idea for
> the Prefix team. Get the vision is already in everybodies head.

> youtoo, short u2, does what it says. It brings gentoo to everybody, to
> the windows user, to the mac user, ... did I forget someone, well
> certainly also to un*x users.

>         youtoo --prefix /home/user/gentoo/ --target gedit

> That would compile gedit into the given directory, with all required
> dependencies.

> Everybody could run gentoo programs with user rights on any platform,
> always from the latests sources. If it works, it would become a kind
> of driving engine for the whole gentoo distribution.


> Is that realistic?

> Has somebody done it already?

> Where are the pitfalls?

> On windows it would i.e. include the installation of the cygwin
> compatibility layer, to get a Posix environment.

> What would you think about?

> How big do you estimate the timely requirements to get a prove of concept?

> Al