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On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 18:15, Thomas Schweikle wrote: |
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> In my opinion this "... we are a source distribution -- we do not deliver |
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> binaries" is the false way doing things. We really _need_ both: sources |
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> and binaries. And I would really like to see Gentoo move a bit toward |
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> distributing binaries as well. Maybe RPM, maybe DEB. Portage should make |
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> it possible. Just have a look at FreeBSD: it is mainly a source |
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> distribution, but you can have binary packages for everything in the ports |
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> tree if you want. |
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> It would really be nice if I could find all compiled packages as binary in |
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> some directory after compilation of the base distribution finished. Superb |
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> if I could define some flag somewhere telling Gentoo generating "RPM", |
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> "DEB", or "pkg" binary packages. |
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> This way I get all the best of both worlds: binaries for those not having |
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> the time to compile all and everything from scratch, sources for those, |
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> who like to have an amazingly actual, up to date, and optimized system. |
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Examine the FEATURES="buildpkg" documentation in make.conf, also emerge |
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--help for -b and -B options. |
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