Why not have something like the package cd from the install....bindist.....maybe an option to have emerge -k pull from a website? There are many times i need a quick system and program to get up and running.
Nick On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:19:11 -0700, Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:21:22 -0500, Nicholas Pappas > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all. > > > > I'm having a crisis of conscious at the moment. I've been using > > Gentoo > > for a while and I really like it, but the simple truth is I don't need > > the granularity that compiling the source for each update provides. > > That, and I don't fool myself into pretending I know enough to tune my > > USE (and per package USE) variable to make the source version any better > > then your average prebuilt P4 package. > > Are there mirrors that offer binary versions for the P4 for each > > package? I might have a few features built into apps that I might not > > need, or maybe have to juggle a few source distributions to make sure I > > get what I need, but a "mostly" pre-built repository would just make my > > updates so much better. :) > > > > Just pick [ any | your favorite binary distro ]. After [ a few | many > ] binary package upgrades you'll reach the desired (<g>) unstable > stage which is why the binary distros typically issue a new release to > keep everything working. > > Otherwise, just run your compiles overnight or when you're having fun > browsing the net or ...., and worry less about electricity. > > -- > Collins > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
