Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo still on the right path?

[Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org>]

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On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:44:49 +0000 jarmstrong@wi.rr.com wrote:
| I use Gentoo to run all my boxen and I love it.  That being said, I
| have ALWAYS done a stage1 install.  Never had a single problem I
| couldn't fix. Then, suddenly, they switched everything to stage3 and
| removed a LOT of options from the Gentoo build process.

Pff, no we didn't. You can still do a stage1 if you really want to, but
it's no longer necessary.

See, stage1s exist because when stages were built with stager, using a
stage1 was the only way to get a complete correct vdb. These days we
use catalyst, not stager, and even stage3s come with a correct vdb.
There's no longer a need for a stage1.

If you still want all the choice, which is entirely reasonable for some
people, then install from a stage3, customise whatever you want and
then do emerge -e world twice. You'll get the same end result, and not
have all the problems with circular dependencies.

[ Note: looks like I'm missing half this thread because certain
jackasses are posting HTML messages to the list. You'd think people
would've learned by now... ]

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