From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_24_48,DMARC_NONE, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail46.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.254.60.40]) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15TYX6-0000TR-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Sun, 05 Aug 2001 18:46:12 -0600 Received: from k68pc2.home.com ([24.255.149.198]) by femail46.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20010806004559.PNDW16795.femail46.sdc1.sfba.home.com@k68pc2.home.com> for ; Sun, 5 Aug 2001 17:45:59 -0700 From: Collins Richey To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Message-Id: <20010805185706.7ba8fb82.erichey2@home.com> In-Reply-To: <20010805153904.E26035@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <3B687450.4F3AEFB7@ntlworld.com> <20010805153904.E26035@cvs.gentoo.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.5.2 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sun Aug 5 18:47:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 18:57:06 +0000 X-Archives-Salt: 62482182-8eea-43e1-951b-c8de83c63ece X-Archives-Hash: efb3900b05db6d664a90baa4799e6a41 On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 15:39:04 -0600 Daniel Robbins wrote: > On Wed, Aug 01, 2001 at 10:27:44PM +0100, Rev. Brendan Murphy wrote: > > > Just a few questions :- > > > > 1. Problem with my isp cuts me off at regular intervals, so is > > it posible to install gentoo by downloading the pkgs ect. install > > scripts and install from a partition. > > We have a build CD that is only around 40 Megs or so; maybe that would > work? > > > 2. GCC can compile for the K6 family of processors can portage > > add this option not i586. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. I presume that you can add anything that is legitimate for the GCC compiler in /etc/make.conf CHOST=, CFLAGS=, CXXFLAGS=, and portage will use it. > > You can add the appropriate options to /etc/make.conf. > > > 3. Why do all linux distros presume we are attatched to a > > network via lan my computer is a standalone no network card. > > Don't know :) > I'll presume to answer your question. All distros do not presume a network connection. Many of the distros are supplied on CDROM, and some even provide an update service on CDROM. You can certainly try one of these. Gentoo is by design an install-and-upgrade-from-source distro; a network connection is required. Gentoo is still very much in start up mode - not even at version 1.0. I get good results using my cable connection, but I might not be as pleased if I had only a 56K dialup connection or, God forbid, no connection. I would think that Gentoo as well will offer CDROMs once they have all of the other distro details nailed down, but that doesn't appear to be in the cards right now. There's too much work left to do to worry about distributing CDROMs. I'm a committed Gentoo fan, and I don't want to scare you off, but you might want to try something like VectorLinux. They offer a workable, up-to-date distro that uses minimal space, and a CDROM is available. But you'll still want to download additional software, and that's going to be painful, especially if you don't have a reliable ISP. Or, maybe you have a friend with a high speed connection that could download and burn CDROMs for you? --- Collins Richey Denver Area Gentoo_rc5 XFCE