Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE]

[vprada@corvus.com.ve]

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Hello

The advantage of Anaconda is that is written in python. If python runs in your architecture anaconda will run in your architecture.
As i told you too, this is the first approach, now i want to modify the anaconda's code to use emerge instead or rpm.

Thanks
Víctor Prada
On Jun 02 14:16, David Chamberlain <daybird@gentoo.org> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE]
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> I have no problem with the idea of an installer.  The more tools the better.
> On the other hand, a possible problem with Anaconda: I haven't used it,
> but I assume it's x86 only?  If so, we can't use it on ppc, sparc etc.
>  One of gentoo's greatest virtues is portability (look for more ports
> appearing over the next few months), and I would encourage anyone
> writing tools to bear this in mind.  For a quick fix, anaconda may be
> fine (we'll just live without the installer on ppc), but is there any
> reason why, in the long term, the --buildpkg/--usepkg features of
> portage couldn't be leveraged in place of the rpms?  A virtue of this is
> that portage itself could be tweaked to enhance the installer if
> necessary, since it's our tool, not RedHat's.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David
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