From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2421431571; Sun, 7 Jan 2001 22:21:39 -0700 (MST) Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:38:33 -0700 From: drobbins@gentoo.org To: Justin Vander Ziel Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Bug report, Portage question, No sources included Message-ID: <20010107203833.B9075@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <001601c07915$96d21b80$0701a8c0@rayuela> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <001601c07915$96d21b80$0701a8c0@rayuela>; from zielot@thebestisp.com on Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 07:51:58PM -0600 Resent-From: drobbins@gentoo.org Resent-Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 22:21:39 -0700 Resent-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Resent-Message-Id: <20010108052139.2421431571@cvs.gentoo.org> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 53cc5272-9fea-414f-b178-3b011d3cea79 X-Archives-Hash: dcfad54f9bc5dde97baa1ca1f50c05be On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 07:51:58PM -0600, Justin Vander Ziel wrote: > Unless you're thinking of modules, I think it would be better to include a > few kernel variations and the dd command in the boot cd. I thought it was odd > that this was omitted anyways. I had to create a boot disk in Windows using > rawrite. (well actually, I learned later that I really was able to install > grub from the grub prompt on the CD. Since I had never used GRUB and always > LILO, this business was all new to me then.) We're working on improving hardware support. The main reason there's no PCMCIA support is that I don't have a laptop. So, I can't really test any PCMCIA stuff. > Actually I may be looking in the wrong place, but all that I found in > /usr/src/linux were the kernel headers which were installed with sys.tbz2 - > but no source code. Actually, I did not find source code ANYWHERE which > surprised me given the idea behind this distro to roll your own. Or perhaps I > misunderstood and the idea is to UPDATE with source code?? (See my first > question) Or perhaps, even worse, I'm more of a newbie than I think. When you do this: # ebuild foo-1.2.ebuild merge The sources for foo-1.2 will be automatically downloaded either from the Gentoo Linux mirror, or from the original download site. The downloaded files are stored in /usr/portage/distfiles. We'll most likely be providing a "sources" ISO image soon for those who don't have a fairly decent link to the Internet. -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.