On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 07:42:35AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > > > > > > Stage 1 tarball installs enough to get things rolling so a > > system can be built. Then it builds the system optimized > > for your computer. It takes a while but works well. > > > > Sure, I get that much, but if 80+ % are doing it this way, what's the > advantage? I'm sure there must be one, but I didn't think I'd be so > convincingly in the minority! ;-)
The advantage is right there in the response: everything is optimized for your host. That doesn't mean you should expect any problems if you don't do it, and it doesn't mean you're even going to notice 99% of those optimizations. I'm sure it's more than most people need, but it's worth at least a few coolness points. > I think coming up from Stage 1 the C compiler and everything that ends up on > your system is built on your system, correct? I would guess this might be > more stable than a Stage 3 install where a lot of early stuff is built > elsewhere, but I've had zero problems with my Stage 3 machines so I hadn't > thought there would be a big advantage of doing a Stage 1. > > I think I'm missing the point. ;-) If you're looking for a really compelling answer - like making your system better or more reliable - you're not going to get it. Like all the other distros out there, Gentoo works just fine if you build it from binaries targeting the least common denominator. Nathan Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cheers, > Mark > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
