[gentoo-dev] -r14 build successful

[Daniel Robbins <drobbins@gentoo.org>]

Hi All,

I just wanted to let everyone know that I just set up a new Gentoo Linux 
system from scratch using the new -r14 ISO.  In fact, I got everything
going on a root XFS filesystem with no problems.  Here's what I used for
my install:

in /etc/make.conf:
	The default USE settings
	The default i686-only CFLAGS, CXXFLAGS and CHOST settings

(Note: for those of you having problems with your build, I recommend 
*starting* with the default USE settings (yes, before bootstrap, as in
the instructions) and then try removing the things you *know* you don't
want.)

I only found one minor installation quirk.  The mountpoint for the boot
filesystem was listed as /mnt/boot instead of /boot -- both in the 
instructions and in the real file.  It should be set to /boot.  Of
course, /etc/hosts was empty until the point in the install instructions
where I was told to add entries to the file, but sys-devel/perl built
fine anyway.  It looks like perl just needs the lo interface, not
necessarily the "localhost" hostname defined.

Oh, and for everyone who wants to use XFS as a root filesystem, be sure
to enable "Page Buffer Support" and "XFS filesystem support" in your 
kernel, and merge sys-apps/xfsprogs before your reboot.  I actually forgot
to merge xfsprogs before I rebooted, and everything was fine, but that's
generally not a good idea.

Best Regards,
 
-- 
Daniel Robbins                                  <drobbins@gentoo.org>
Chief Architect/President                       http://www.gentoo.org 
Gentoo Technologies, Inc.