* Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE]
@ 2002-06-02 16:42 99% ` vprada
0 siblings, 0 replies; 1+ results
From: vprada @ 2002-06-02 16:42 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
[-- Warning: decoded text below may be mangled, UTF-8 assumed --]
[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1359 bytes --]
Hello
The advantage of Anaconda is that is written in python. If python runs in your architecture anaconda will run in your architecture.
As i told you too, this is the first approach, now i want to modify the anaconda's code to use emerge instead or rpm.
Thanks
Víctor Prada
On Jun 02 14:16, David Chamberlain <daybird@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE]
>
> I have no problem with the idea of an installer. The more tools the better.
> On the other hand, a possible problem with Anaconda: I haven't used it,
> but I assume it's x86 only? If so, we can't use it on ppc, sparc etc.
> One of gentoo's greatest virtues is portability (look for more ports
> appearing over the next few months), and I would encourage anyone
> writing tools to bear this in mind. For a quick fix, anaconda may be
> fine (we'll just live without the installer on ppc), but is there any
> reason why, in the long term, the --buildpkg/--usepkg features of
> portage couldn't be leveraged in place of the rpms? A virtue of this is
> that portage itself could be tweaked to enhance the installer if
> necessary, since it's our tool, not RedHat's.
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
> _______________________________________________
> gentoo-dev mailing list
> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
>
>
^ permalink raw reply [relevance 99%]
Results 1-1 of 1 | reverse | options above
-- pct% links below jump to the message on this page, permalinks otherwise --
2002-06-02 14:16 [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE] David Chamberlain
2002-06-02 16:42 99% ` vprada
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox