From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk (tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.12]) by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 967CB22C22 for ; Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:41:25 -0700 (MST) Received: from tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk [139.184.50.13] by tsunx.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14FrXu-000630-00; Tue, 9 Jan 2001 05:42:10 +0000 Received: from thomasfl by tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk with local (Exim 1.82 #1) id 14FrXs-00071m-00; Tue, 9 Jan 2001 05:42:08 +0000 Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 05:42:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Thomas Flavel X-Sender: thomasfl@tsuny.ctn.cogs.susx.ac.uk To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel compile on install In-Reply-To: <20010108222135.A2006@cvs.gentoo.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 8fd227d0-9b45-4091-bd3d-4b4b1e4eb1cd X-Archives-Hash: 3074920c7fa95b0b2ea09444a4954b60 On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 drobbins@gentoo.org wrote: > On Sun, Jan 07, 2001 at 03:05:12PM -0700, drobbins@gentoo.org wrote: > > > > Hmm, I recall asking if rc3 could have gcc and the kernel source > > > available from the boot cd - I see the kernel source code is in the > > > packages directory, but I think there may have been a > > > mis-communication... I actually meant that gcc be executable from > > > boot.img so that a kernel can be compiled directly from the boot cd > > > (onto ramfs presumably, unless you mount anything else) without having > > > to install anything to a hard disk - I for one would find this very > > > useful, and I'm surprised I haven't seen any other distros do this. > > > Comments please > > > > I think that's impossible right now, since the kernel sources need to be > > on a read/write filesystem. However, I believe that this is changing with > > the official 2.4.0 release (or some time soon), which will allow the sources > > to reside on the CD. Then, it'll be possible. Otherwise, you'd need ~150Mb > > of spare RAM just to hold the upacked kernel sources in a RAM filesystem. > > Now that I think of it, this should be possible with a chroot to /mnt/gentoo > after the base system has been installed. The kernel could then be compiled > and installed quite easily. We'll need to test it out -- I hope it works :) Great, thanks both - I'll let you know how I get on... oh, and if I remember correctly the k6 should be able to run pentium pro code. - Tom