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

[Manuel McLure <manuel@mclure.org>]

Mark Knecht wrote:
> Good points. I agree it doesn't seem like the Gentoo way to remove
> options, however, in response to Derek's original point about rising
> or fallign numbers of Gentoo new users it might be wise to make the
> default install Stage 3, thus making the newest users most likely more
> successful, and then create some (not so obvious) option to allow
> folks like you that have good reasons to do Stage 1 if they want it.
> 
> I know not what I speak of as I cannot even imagine anymore why I'd
> want to do a Stage 1 install, but I do assume all that work must have
> some value to others.

It appears that you can still do the equivalent of a Stage 1 install 
using the Stage 3 tarball - the Handbook points to 
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12 which has instructions on 
how to re-bootstrap the system and rebuild with new compiler flags.

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