From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 11667 invoked from network); 10 Mar 2004 22:02:49 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (128.193.0.39) by eagle.gentoo.oregonstate.edu with DES-CBC3-SHA encrypted SMTP; 10 Mar 2004 22:02:49 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([128.193.0.34] helo=eagle.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1B1Bmr-0005lg-4U for arch-gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:02:49 +0000 Received: (qmail 5417 invoked by uid 50004); 10 Mar 2004 22:02:45 +0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-portage-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail Reply-To: gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-portage-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 26174 invoked from network); 10 Mar 2004 22:02:45 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v612) In-Reply-To: <3592E70770A47748BE84101253BACC79125DCB@lumex02.lumenos.com> References: <3592E70770A47748BE84101253BACC79125DCB@lumex02.lumenos.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Pieter Van den Abeele Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 23:02:41 +0100 To: gentoo-portage-dev@lists.gentoo.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.612) Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] cloning systems across architectures X-Archives-Salt: c92daf9c-6624-4c2b-941a-83df7e69c1e3 X-Archives-Hash: b0d4d222a891647f7173822f664a164e There are two possibilities: - if the machines are identical, you can reuse the GRP in combination with the build plan representing the system which needs to be cloned - otherwise, (on another platform, different architecture) one can take the 'requirements' for the first system and ask portage(-ng) to come up with a new configuration/build plan which provides an explanation (proof) for the requirements. The first option is possible right now with portage if you pass the same USE and same packages to the emerge tool. Best regards, Pieter Van den Abeele On 10 Mar 2004, at 21:44, Anthony Dodson wrote: > Sorry if this is the wrong list for this question. > > If I build a system, optimized for the architecture without room for > backwards compatibility, containing all the software I want, what's an > easy > way to "clone" that build onto another machine with a different > architecture? > > For instance, how can one move the definition of the "world" class to > the > new machine (bootstrapped) and then emerge all that software at once? > Is > there a better approach? > > (Sounds like Tal Peer's GLEP 21 proposal might just solve this, but how > could it be done now?) > > Thanks, > Anthony Dodson > > IMPORTANT WARNING: > This e-mail is intended for the use of the person to whom it is > addressed > and may contain information that is privileged and confidential, the > disclosure of which is governed by applicable law. Dissemination, > distribution or copying of this information in an unauthorized manner > is > strictly prohibited. Sender accepts no liability for any damage caused > by > any virus transmitted by this e-mail. If you receive this in error, > please > notify the sender. > > > -- > gentoo-portage-dev@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-portage-dev@gentoo.org mailing list