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From: Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Commented packages in the @system set
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 02:54:54
Message-Id: 20161027025436.GA19648@waltdnes.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Commented packages in the @system set by Peter Stuge
1 On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 01:10:10AM +0000, Peter Stuge wrote
2 > waltdnes@××××××××.org wrote:
3 > > For a build-from-source distro like Gentoo, gcc and associated
4 > > tools are a vital part of the distro.
5 >
6 > A stage4 created (and updated) on a catalyst build farm doesn't need
7 > to have gcc, but may still need libstdc++.
8
9 That just moves the requirement for gcc+tools to the catalyst build
10 farm. OK, let's get specific... a *STANDALONE* Gentoo machine requires
11 gcc+tools.
12
13 --
14 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
15 I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Commented packages in the @system set Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>