Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-core] This is just plain wrong.

[Brandon Low <lostlogic@gentoo.org>]

On Wed, 07/16/03 at 11:38:55 -0600, Matthew Walker wrote:
> > The feature in portage for this support is almost complete (as you
> > mentioned), and it will be a simple matter to keep a more up-to-date
> > GLRP for major packages.  With a seperate BINARY TREE which can be
> > synched against to provide the security only updates.  I also believe
> > from talking to carpaski today that the basic work to do
> > GLSA->PORTAGE->emerge -u security has already been started and really
> > just needs a new parent to finish it off.
> >
> This would be wonderful! There a bug number where we can track the progress
> of this feature?
> 
Yeah, there is at least one: 5835, carpaski says there may be another.

> > So basically we're well on our way to having what we need, graphical
> > automated installer is in progress, we have a kernel autobuilder so that
> > users don't have to fear gentoo because they can't configure their own
> > linux kernel, and we will soon have a binary package
> > autodownload/install process which will destroy any automatic binary
> > upgrade system currently available that I am aware of.
> >
> > --Brandon

> I'm interested to read more about the kernel autobuilder... There info
> posted anywhere about that?
> 
> Matthew
Yeah, emerge genkernel, it installs a readme and suchlike... :)

--Brandon
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