Gentoo updating / recompiling may take time on the computer but with decent hardware it does not take users time.
I can even upgrade KDE while still using it. So to have a very up-to-date system all I have to do is.... emerge rsync && emerge -up world then emerge -uU world That wasn't too hard now was it? I challenge any non Gentoo user to match the stable versions of packages we Gentoo users have. Regards, Robert -----Original Message----- From: C. Falconer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 14 September 2004 9:59 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Right way to compile Debian packages? Jim - Don't believe all those gentoo ricers out there who are quite prepared to spend hours recompiling everything for 0.01% performance improvement. If you're happy with debian then stay with it, and there must be a way around the problem. Keep the list informed as to how it goes. -----Original Message----- From: Gareth Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 13 September 2004 5:42 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Right way to compile Debian packages? On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:32:00 +1200, Jim Cheetham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul William wrote: > >> I'll be caught out when an upgrade happens, won't I? > > > > Not as long as your package version does not conflict with Debian > > packages i.e. create a package with the version x.ab-zy_jim such as > > 3.36-11_jim. > > Than I'll be caught out when a security upgrade comes along, and I > don't get the new patch, eh? So keep an eye on debian-security-announce and every time there's a security upgrade, you build yourself a new package. Better than upgrading to their package and having your mysql support evaporate while the package is in use ;-) I hate to echo others, but it really is a pity you're not using Gentoo for this. You'd probably just have to set the appropriate mysql USE flag and forget about it forever more ;-) Cheers, Gareth
