From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <320095285153-0001@t-online.de> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT,FREEMAIL_FROM, FROM_LOCAL_DIGITS,FROM_LOCAL_HEX,FROM_STARTS_WITH_NUMS,INVALID_DATE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailout03.sul.t-online.com (mailout03.sul.t-online.com [194.25.134.81]) by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DB30D4B6 for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 15:50:50 -0700 (MST) Received: from fwd00.sul.t-online.com by mailout03.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14JNtn-0007lX-04; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:51:19 +0100 Received: from helios.bagwan (320095285153-0001@[62.155.143.135]) by fwd00.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 14JNtj-0SmuSOC; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:51:15 +0100 Received: (qmail 4798 invoked by uid 0); 19 Jan 2001 01:32:12 -0000 Received: from sadchitananda2.bagwan (HELO gottinger.de) (achim@192.168.2.1) by helios.bagwan with SMTP; 19 Jan 2001 01:32:12 -0000 Message-ID: <3A676CD9.20AEA1FF@gottinger.de> From: 320095285153-0001@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.14 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [gentoo-dev] References: <002e01c08199$bf788560$6b04040a@metrony.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: 320095285153-0001@t-dialin.net 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 X-Reply-To: achim@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Jan 18 15:51:04 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 23:23:21 +0100 X-Archives-Salt: 84be93b5-6012-4a3c-8703-05846ed12ca5 X-Archives-Hash: a58187294f575dec2fbdbf424a50cb3d Aaron Held wrote: > Hi all, > I just read the IBM DW article about gentoo and I am impressed by the goals of this project. My first unix on x86 was FreeBSD > way back when and I remeber the days when I could only get BSDI/ FreeBSD drivers for the sync cards. Now its the opposite. I miss > walking up to any FreeBSD box and finding the right /etc/ files the first try. > > I've been working with "Internet Appliances" and in contrast to thier simplified admin push I feel that the Linux/Redhat SysV > init is getting very complicated. I just downloaded e-smith (www.e-smith.com) which address this problem with some internesting > perl scripts that massage the /etc/ files based on user input from a webpage / console and a series of templates. I though this was > a good solution at first, but I guess a better solution would be to simplify the init first! > > So basically can someone give me a brief overview as to what you guys mean by "Simplified SysV-style initialization scripts"? All scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d contain a line like for example: #RCUPDATE:2 3 4:99:This line is required We use a script called rc-update to manage sysv-style symliks to /etc/rc.d[runlevel] so if you type rc-update add example it scans /etc/rc.d/init.d for a script called examples. Then it parses the script for the #RCUPDATE-line. In the aboufe case it would create these symlinks /etc/rc.d/rc2.d/99example ../init.d/example /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/99example ../init.d/example If you want to remve a script type rc-update del example and the links get removed > > > Also where can I find out more about "Portage"? Can I rsync the source tree and make world? What is meant by merging the package > and why do I have to unmerge afterwards? We do not install into /. instead we install in a temporary dir first, and then merge this to the live-filesystem or create a package from that or merge that to another ROOTDIR. > Should I just install it and read the man pages? Not realy > > > Is Java running on rc3? Yes jdk1.2.2 i think > > > I have a PII/400 with an AMI RAID card setup as a testing machine. I was going to use it for e-smith, but I'd like to try this > first. Are there any RAID issues on install? Yes I think we have not compiled in support for this adapter neighter in the bootcd kernel nor in the default system kernel. I will take care about that on the next iso (rc4_pre2, hopefully available in 1 or 2 days). Please wait for rc4, there are alot of bugs fixed. Bye Achim > > > Thanks, > -Aaron Held > > =================================================================== > As Isaac Newton would say now: > If I see further than others, it is because I stand on > the shoulders of giants too dumb to patent their discoveries. > (Gregory Palast, http://www.observer.co.uk/ ) > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev