I have asked this before but got no answer:-

If binary packages are installed from the packages CD, are they subsequently
updated and compiled from source later, or are they always binaries from
then on?

(I suppose I could ask on the forum)

Regards, Robert
Some days you are the pigeon, some days you are the statue.

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:   Thursday, 29 April 2004 9:46 a.m.
To:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:        Re: HEADS UP for participants: Gentoo Installfest

OK just doing a poll of what architectures we need to download binaries
for. The available architectures are:

x86 (generic)
i686
p3   Don G
p4   Rik T, Roger S
athlon-xp   Luuk, Chris D

Nick E's celeron 1400 might be p3 or it might be p4 from what I can
quickly find (Nick post your /proc/cpuinfo please).

Could those participants please check that this seems right and post
back. Seems that fortunately we may be able to get away with downloading
3 of 5 architectures.

Paul Swafford of e-caf has done some downloading already, and may be
able to do some more. Thats why I'd like to be able to finalise
architectures asap.

A public thanks for that Paul.



On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:22:45 +1200
Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I see that gentoo 2004.1 was released bang on time today, but the mirrors,

> both official and unofficial, are still catching up. I think I will wait a

> day or so and then might assign downloads to those who can/will do them. 
> Theres quite a lot to download, but we have over two weeks.

-- 
Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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