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On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 11:59:23AM -0400, Brad Laue wrote: |
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> A concern of mine about many Linux distributions is that in the long |
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> haul between binary releases of a distribution, the packages included |
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> with the release can become quite old. In Gentoo's case, if one GRP |
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> installed their system nine months from now and emerge -u'd, they would |
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> be faced with a considerable number of packages to update (I wouldn't be |
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> surprised if it was all of them). |
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I'm going to be labeled as "not-user-friendly-bastard" on this one, but if |
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you have a user that GRP installs Gentoo, and then wants to GRP-update with |
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every release (and keeping in mind that drobbins want to increase the |
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release-frequency), I'd have to say that he should take a look at the binary |
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distributions. |
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Which brings the topic to: |
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> Realising that Gentoo is of course a source-based distribution, quickly |
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> and easily installing the latest and greatest by using emerge -k, then |
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> optimizing by rebuilding incrementally has surely sparked a great deal |
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> of additional interest in the distribution. |
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This is something that all distributions deliver: binary packages and an |
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"easy" way to source-compile packages but keep them in the database. If |
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Gentoo would go the same way, we are neglecting the source-based stuff. |
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We should not focus on GRP-after-installation. As I see it, GRP isn't even |
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the main installation method, but an option. If I am mistaken on this |
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subject, please say so, because I am writing everything with this in mind (I |
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am thinking of our handbook-to-come). |
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These are, ofcourse, my thoughts on the subject. |
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Wkr, |
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Sven Vermeulen |
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^__^ And Larry saw that it was Good. |
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(oo) Sven Vermeulen |
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