Re: [gentoo-embedded] using gentoo-embedded on Fedora 8

[Ned Ludd]

On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 20:11 -0800, Phani Babu Giddi wrote:
> Hi Ned,
>
> That means I would still have to install Gentoo on a different
> partition and chroot to this partition whenever I have to generate the
> cross-devel related tools. Is that right ? Because once i generate the
> cross development tools chain I would not have to go back to this.
>


No need to re-slice up your disk. Simply.

mkdir /opt/gentoo
cd /opt/gentoo
wget -O - -q $SOME_STAGEBALL | tar -jxvf - 
cp /etc/resolv.conf etc/
chroot . /bin/bash --login
emerge --sync
$EDITOR /etc/make.conf
emerge crossdev
crossdev -t XXXXXXXXXXX -options XXXX --more_options XXXX

profit...




> Regards,
> Phani
>
>
> On Jan 7, 2008 5:38 PM, Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> wrote:
>         In order to do what you are trying to accomplish, you should
>         create a
>         gentoo based chroot and do all your work in there. It will
>         ease the
>         pains caused by using a setup we never intended.
>
>
>         On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 16:47 -0800, Phani Babu Giddi wrote:
>         > Hello All,
>         >
>         > I have a Fedora Core 8 based desktop and want to use it for
>         using the
>         > gentoo-embedded for creating cross compiling tools,
>         generating root
>         > file system and building linux kernel image and things like
>         that...
>         >
>         > So is it possible or is it necessary that for using
>         gentoo-embedded
>         > the host should be based on gentoo only ? I came across a
>         script which
>         > creates the portage/emerge and other tools but not sure if
>         Fedora will
>         > continue to work. Pleaes let me know.
>         >
>         > Regards,
>         > Phani
>
>
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