* Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Installer (2) [LARGE]
@ 2002-06-02 14:19 99% ` Meir Kriheli
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From: Meir Kriheli @ 2002-06-02 14:19 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
On Sunday 02 June 2002 17:16, David Chamberlain wrote:
> 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
>
I intend to write one from scratch (using qt/e or fb/gtk+ as I need i18n). I
think anaconda has too many redhat specific issues, and writing one from
scratch would make a fun and interesting project.
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Meir Kriheli
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