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On Jan 17, 2013 3:35 AM, "Dirkjan Ochtman" <djc@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:23 AM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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> > If someone wants a *REALLY* basic system, they can start off with |
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> > USE="-*" and add on stuff as necessary when portage complains and/or |
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> > ebuilds break. That's what I'd recommend to someone wanting to set up a |
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> > "basic server" machine. |
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> Yeah, but that sucks with USE_EXPAND. For example, I sure want some |
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> version of Python installed, but setting USE="-*" removes all support |
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> for Python versions and has me add them one by one. I guess I could do |
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> that, but now I always have to keep up to date myself, which sucks. |
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> Cheers, |
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> Dirkjan |
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My thought is that base should have just enough enabled for stage3 to be |
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self-hosting. Moving existing base to something like "common" would retain |
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a profile for that "most people would want this" set. |