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On Monday 16 February 2009, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:51:11 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: |
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> > If the rub is really the gcc compiler, then do not have it installed; |
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> > activate a remote partition with any such tools as gcc, coreutils |
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> > and use them for admin things. Then unmount these (NFS or such) |
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> > necessary system tools, when your not actively using them. |
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> Or don't install them at all. Put all the toolchain packages |
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> in /etc/portage/profile/package.provided or create a custom profile |
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> without a toolchain in @system. Then build the packages on another |
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> computer. If this is a production server, you'd want to test things |
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> before installing on the live server, so build everything on the test |
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> box and install on the server with emerge -K. |
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Is there an article on the wiki for doing this? I have often thought about |
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it, but never went as far as trying to do it. I was even looking at GNAP to |
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see if that would be an alternative to building (remotely) a server. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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