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Timothy A. Holmes wrote: |
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>> -----Original Message----- |
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>> From: Neil Bothwick [mailto:neil@××××××××××.uk] |
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>> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:57 AM |
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>> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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>> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Reconstructing a Gentoo Installer Computer |
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>> On Wed, 31 May 2006 10:46:18 -0400, Timothy A. Holmes wrote: |
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>>> I was hoping to |
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>>> rescue the additional time for the snort install etc by being able |
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> to |
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>>> just recompile stuff rather than have to start over from the |
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> beginning, |
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>>> the system is currently running, so I may just end up putting off |
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> the |
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>>> rebuild till this summer when I have a bit more time -- I was hoping |
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> to |
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>>> be able to change the use flags, build a new kernel and be done with |
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> it, |
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>>> but that doesn't look to be the case |
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>> It should be the case. it's not much different from doing a stage 3 |
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>> install then changing USE flags etc. I've done that with no problems. |
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>> What went wrong when you tried this before, or was it a case of |
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> changing |
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>> too much at once so you couldn't find the source of the problem? |
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>> However, Michael's point about starting afresh with a hardened setup |
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> is a |
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>> good one. It sounds much safer for a security box. |
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>> -- |
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>> Neil Bothwick |
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>> "getting performance from an Amiga is like getting water from a |
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> sponge, |
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>> getting performance from Windows is like getting blood from a stone - |
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>> after banging my head against the stone several times I got some |
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> blood" |
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>> Author of Lightwave 3D |
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> [Timothy A. Holmes] |
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> Neil: |
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> the problem before was an incomplete understanding of how the USE Flags |
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> worked, and a mis-understanding of some advice that I was given. The |
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> procedure that I used last time was: |
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> rebuild the kernel |
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> Set use to USE="-*" |
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> Emerge -e world |
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> That procedure with the USE flags is what killed me. What I should have |
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> done -- it now appears was to set use to blank (or comment it out) and |
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> allow it to use the base flags from the profile. But trying to |
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> recompile from base with all use flags specifically excluded is what |
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> began to break stuff |
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> TIM |
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> Timothy A. Holmes |
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> IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher |
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> Medina Christian Academy |
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> A Higher Standard... |
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> Jeremiah 33:3 |
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> Jeremiah 29:11 |
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> Esther 4:14 |
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Hi, |
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Don't just wipe out all USE-flags IIRC you'll need "readline ncurses..." |
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Search mail-list archives for "minimal USE flags", a year or more ago |
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(mail was from ciaranm IIRC). |
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HTH.Rumen |
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