From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1EcUIb-0003Py-1y for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:54:33 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id jAGKqePL005638; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:52:40 GMT Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.204]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id jAGKla7Y003564 for ; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:47:37 GMT Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s6so2192698wxc for ; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:47:35 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=fTYhPLEtCdVvraim15RNz3+4Z8Rja1FT+j5s1NuhNhTv/igvx1WuzvgIZ1wXYFGwYP0ExF6zE3T33wtYsaLU+HWGjtwfNhN3Dyqgtd+u/jSQuxCsvtLvOTYqmL7KpGbXXsighMcyTLbULDeYGAZiYb+eo8zJ6fp31RV/FWUriCg= Received: by 10.70.7.12 with SMTP id 12mr7183087wxg; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:47:35 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.11.1 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:47:35 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <5bdc1c8b0511161247n60b6b720vf5e2db3e0f31af8a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:47:35 -0800 From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo still on the right path? In-Reply-To: <200511162130.38788.outrage@gmx.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline References: <9999810b0511160820h648eb1a5o4f62300507c2b8a9@mail.gmail.com> <20051117090935.27DE.NICK@rout.co.nz> <200511162130.38788.outrage@gmx.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by robin.gentoo.org id jAGKla7Y003564 X-Archives-Salt: 28a68f10-d605-4a09-94ee-14399331a5ab X-Archives-Hash: 49c545bf75c1fabfee2a6c64438649e9 On 11/16/05, Benjamin Martin wrote: > On Wednesday 16 November 2005 21:12, Nick Rout wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:20:36 -0500 > > > > Derek Tracy wrote: > > > Part way through the online handbook I noticed that > > > they standardized the Stage3 install. I figured that since the developers > > > thought it was best to use a Stage3 install then why not give it a shot. > > > > I read your message and was surprised at this. Last time I read the > > handbooks the Handbook gave stage 1/2/3 options and the 2005.1 handbook > > stuck to stage 3. (Talking x86 here, I have never done an instal on > > other architectures). > > > > Now, like you, I read this in the Handbook: > > > > "Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations using a stage1 or > > stage2 tarball are not supported anymore." > > To be honest, this is the first time i see this. I always did stage 1 > installs. Haven't done so in a while that's why I'm a little surprised about > this. > What exactly were the reasons for such a move? I'm not a developer and I've never done a Stage 1 install so I cannot say for sure, but it's my understanding that after a Stage 3 install most people end up rebuilding everything anyway within a few weeks. Very soon my Stage 3 and your Stage 1 are identical. The Stage 1 allows me to get the machine up and running sooner. Just my take on the question. Cheers, Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list