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This is more of a "how does this work" question: |
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I notice so much activity on this list all the time with new packages |
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and new ideas and new ebuilds, etc. etc... And I realize that the idea |
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of a "release version" of Gentoo isn't the same as RedHat or Mandrake |
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where there is a snapshot in time of a code base that is deemed a |
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"release", its sort of this every-growing and changing repository of |
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ebuilds. |
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This is cool and everything, but it also makes it hard for people that |
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need to get a "stable release quality" version to say slap on a |
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production server... So for example, if I download Gentoo 1.4, and |
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install it today, and my coworker downloads gentoo 1.4 and installs it 2 |
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weeks from now, we *might* have different systems cause when he emerged |
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his original system, some of the packages had changed... (is this an |
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accurate assessment?) |
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How do I combat this? Say if I'm interested in a rock-solid snapshot of |
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Gentoo without going through an ungodly amount of administrative setup |
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and mirroring of the snapshot etc.? I realize that rock-solid is |
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relative sometimes, but I'm more asking along the lines of say gcc gets |
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update from 3.2 to 3.4 (hypothetically), and everyone knows that 3.2 is |
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more stable, and there are some growing pains going on with 3.4, BUT 3.4 |
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is the current ebuild... That sort of deal, so when I install gentoo on |
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a new work station, I want to keep the versions of Gentoo static across |
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all machines, or atleast in synch with eachother. |
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There is a flat-out question in the paragraphs above and then some |
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hidden sort of every-day use questions, sorry if things seem a bit |
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unclear, its only because I'm a bit unclear on how to use gentoo in a |
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"release" fashion, even though portage seems to be an ever changing |
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mass. (portage is the software right? How do I refer to the repository |
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of ebuilds? "the portage tree?") |
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Thanks! |
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-Riyad |
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