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On 21/01/2015 15:23, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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> On 01/21/2015 07:47 AM, Sam Bishop wrote: |
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>> > So I've been thinking crazy thoughts. |
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>> > Theoretically it can't be that hard to do a complete package binhost for gentoo. |
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> I love that you qualify this with "theoretically." |
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>> > To be clear, when i say complete, Im referring to building, all |
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>> > versions of all ebuilds marked stable or unstable on amd64, with every |
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>> > combination of use flags. |
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> Every ebuild with every combination of USE flags? This is likely |
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> impossible, and definitely not feasible. |
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A word: tinderbox |
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A sentence: flameyes' blog describes just how long it takes to do basic |
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runs and the difficulties attached |
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"not feasible" is 100% spot-on correct |
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Alan McKinnon |
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