Andrew Kesterson wrote: > > This is going to sound a bit elitist, but was it really necessary to > remove install instructions for a stage 1/2 from the handbook? It seems > to me like, if someone doesn't know what they're doing when they start a > stage 1, then they should not be surprised when they bork the install. > Besides, it's all very plainly laid out; or at least it was. > > Hope I don't forget how to do it the next time I setup a > workstation. :-P Is there at least going to be a FAQ for how to > recompile a working server from the base system with custom CFLAGS and > USE flags, for those who haven't done a stage 1 before? > > Cheers.
This FAQ entry seems to treat the issue: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12 Although it's a bit scant on what modifications to bootstrap.sh might be needed. -- [email protected] mailing list
