| 1 |
On Friday 02 May 2008, Mark Knecht wrote: |
| 2 |
> Before I waste a lot of time I just noticed that I'm using a 2007.0 |
| 3 |
> install CD but downloading and setting up a 2008.0 beta2 system. Is |
| 4 |
> there any problem building the 2008.0 system files using whatever I |
| 5 |
> get when I chroot into the new installation? |
| 6 |
> |
| 7 |
> At this moment I'm doing the tar xjf portage-latest step and noticed |
| 8 |
> the inconsistency. Apparently all the 2007.0 snapshots, etc., are now |
| 9 |
> gone from the servers. |
| 10 |
|
| 11 |
There shouldn't be a problem. Aside from the fact that a LiveCD is quite |
| 12 |
a complex thing, as far as installation goes it's sole purpose is to |
| 13 |
provide an environment where you can unpack a stage3 and chroot into |
| 14 |
it. |
| 15 |
|
| 16 |
When you have chrooted, you are essentially in a self-contained |
| 17 |
environment and all that is left of the original environment is the |
| 18 |
kernel it provides. The build system is provided entirely by the chroot |
| 19 |
and nothing in user space can come from or be influenced by what's |
| 20 |
outside it (this is the entire point of chroot). |
| 21 |
|
| 22 |
As long as 2008.0 beta2 can work nicely with the kernel on 2007.0 |
| 23 |
LiveCD, it must work exactly as designed. It's hard to imagine a way |
| 24 |
this wouldn't be the case. |
| 25 |
|
| 26 |
|
| 27 |
-- |
| 28 |
Alan McKinnon |
| 29 |
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
| 30 |
|
| 31 |
-- |
| 32 |
gentoo-user@l.g.o mailing list |
Archives