On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 13:16 -0800, BRM wrote: [snip]
> However, that is not a solution I can use as I might not be the long > term maintainer, and I'd like an easier solution as it requires a lot > of work to download stuff. I'd like a solution similar to the > following: > > # tar xvjf /portage-sources-<data>.tar.bz2 -C /my-portage-sources > # tar xvjf /portage-<date>.tar.bz2 -C /my-portage > # emerge --sync --portage-source /my-portage > # emerge world -vuD --sources /my-portage-sources This has come up before, so I know some people here have a bit of experience with doing it. Essentially it's possible. I think the steps required are: - download a portage snapshot as you would in an initial install, or create your own from another gentoo machine (more info here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=5#installing_portage) - you may need to run `emerge --metadata` after unpacking it, or something like that - someone else can comment here :) - then follow your manual download instructions: `emerge -ufpDN world` and download all these packages on another box - transfer the packages to /usr/portage/distfiles, and check you got them all with `emerge -ufDN world`. You should have no fetch errors. - then go! `emerge -uvaDN world` Notes: - when creating your own snapshot, exclude /usr/portage/distfiles, /usr/portage/packages, (and others?) - I would recommend -N as you might see some new features since you haven't updated in a while Hopefully someone will fix any holes I left, otherwise this should work! -- Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au> There's a lot to be said for not saying a lot. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
