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Hello |
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The advantage of Anaconda is that is written in python. If python runs in your architecture anaconda will run in your architecture. |
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As i told you too, this is the first approach, now i want to modify the anaconda's code to use emerge instead or rpm. |
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Thanks |
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Víctor Prada |
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On Jun 02 14:16, David Chamberlain <daybird@g.o> wrote: |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE] |
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> I have no problem with the idea of an installer. The more tools the better. |
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> On the other hand, a possible problem with Anaconda: I haven't used it, |
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> but I assume it's x86 only? If so, we can't use it on ppc, sparc etc. |
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> One of gentoo's greatest virtues is portability (look for more ports |
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> appearing over the next few months), and I would encourage anyone |
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> writing tools to bear this in mind. For a quick fix, anaconda may be |
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> fine (we'll just live without the installer on ppc), but is there any |
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> reason why, in the long term, the --buildpkg/--usepkg features of |
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> portage couldn't be leveraged in place of the rpms? A virtue of this is |
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> that portage itself could be tweaked to enhance the installer if |
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> necessary, since it's our tool, not RedHat's. |
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> Regards, |
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> David |
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