Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Catalyst stages inter-dependencies

[Shinkan]

2009/12/2 Peter Stuge <peter@×××××.se>

>
> Agree! No problem. Sorry for being a bit harsh.
>

Thanks a lot for taking time answering on each subject I needed help for.
But above it all, this answer is the most clear and understanding.


>
> > I think I don't get clear on my aim :
> > I want to make a build env with gcc/portage/all the build stuff.
> > From this env I want to build a target from scratch.
> > The target won't have build tools in it at any point.
>
> Why is this important in intermediate steps?
>

Because I'll need some targets to run against a specific version glibc.
I don't really know how to do that, but I guess I must compile target with
correct target gcc/glibc.
Then, I'll have to build some bin packages for just one or two port for this
target, so I guess I have to preciously keep my build envs.


>
> Well, as I mentioned before, it is certainly possible for you to add
> a kind of stage5, either using catalyst, or just with a single tar
> command. This final step would be run after the stage4 and every
> single file that you want to include in your final tarball would be
> explicitly named there.
>

That's quite a good idea. I'll think about it.


>
> It depends on if you have a strict requirement on the process, or on
> the final result. If the final result is the important thing, then
> catalyst can certainly be of help even though the internal process
> with several stages does not work like you describe.
>

That really helps. It's the good question.
As I'm not alone to decide, I'll have to ask.



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