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=1.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk (tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.12]) by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C3C595133C for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:43:00 -0700 (MST) Received: from tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.13] by tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14LYdu-0006kI-00; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:43:54 +0000 Received: from thomasfl by tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14LYdt-0001mI-00; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:43:53 +0000 From: Thomas Flavel To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] odds and ends Message-ID: <20010124224353.D29166@tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk> References: <20010124152904.B3615@cvs.gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <20010124152904.B3615@cvs.gentoo.org>; from drobbins@gentoo.org on Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 03:29:04PM -0700 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: Date: Wed Jan 24 15:44:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:43:53 +0000 X-Archives-Salt: 36d5a077-b42e-460d-90f8-8a61adb9d7d7 X-Archives-Hash: 57449b20e85010674b6ffcf77dead85e On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 03:29:04PM -0700, drobbins@gentoo.org wrote: > 1.0_rc4-pre2 is fully compatible with all modern Intel and Intel-compatible > processors, from the i486 on up. While 1.0_rc4-pre2 is optimized for the > 486, Achim plans to build several different versions of 1.0_rc4 optimized for > various processors. 1.0_rc4-pre2 has been tested on K6 systems and works I don't understand why not a 386? I kind of expected the distcd to be 386 binaries, and then to compile and install optimised to whatever my processor happens to be? What am I mis-understanding? ;) How would gentoo be installed on a 386? > sys-* layout > ------------ > > Achim and I have resolved how to determine what goes in the sys-* categories. > We are breaking with FreeBSD tradition by making the sys-* categories contain > _only_ a barebones, minimal system -- the minimal Gentoo system that can still > recompile itself, with a few exceptions. Previously, what was included in > sys-* was more of a subjective thing, i.e. what I would like to see in a basic > Gentoo Linux server install, the tools I personally like, etc. > > Rather than do this, we're going to be integrating some new functionality into > Portage that's going to be very, very nice and will allow everyone to have the > kind of "base" system that they like. Portage will recognize your selection not > only at install time, but throughout the lifetime of your system, prompting you > to upgrade or add new packages when necessary. Excellent. Roughly what size is minimum now? - Tom