On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:56:45 -0500
"Spahn, Daniel" <DSpahn@cuh2a.com> wrote:

> Is this project about how to configure Gentoo as a server OS, or is
> it about creating a branch of Gentoo dedicated to being a server? In
> either case, I have some suggestions...

The former.

> One of my pet peeves about emerging for a server-grade platform is
> that there is no way to truly separate the build/install process that
> is easy to track. I have read about the buildpkg and buildpkgonly
> options, but I don't like them because they are not geared toward a
> sys admin that has several machines that may need different packages
> emerged. In my ideal world, the emerge function could be run with a
> command switch, which would cause it to run the full emerge without
> installing, then with a simple command, list all the built packages
> that need to be 'installed'--- much like etc-update. Before I bring
> up any more suggestions, I would like to know more about the
> gentoo-server project's angle. Can someone point me in the right
> direction?

First pointer I would give is not to hijack threads, start a new one.