Re: [gentoo-user] qt blockages...

["Mark Knecht" <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
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> It's sort of funny in a way.  I hardly ever go to the Gentoo website.  I
> follow this list and -dev and learn that way.

I can understand that. I sort of operate that way. I think that there
really is a next step which is when you hit a problem like this take a
look at the Gentoo docs as well as write the list. I admit I often, or
even mostly, write the list first, but I think most of this stuff is
documented somewhere so it's a good thing to look at the docs also.
(At least once in awhile...) ;-)

>  I sync usually each
> Friday or Saturday and usually by the time I get the packages downloaded
> over my slow dial-up, if there are any problems with something it will
> be on the list by then.  I do on occasion search the forums.  I'm going
> through the qt blockages now but I still have a lot to download yet.
> That qt-core package is huge.  Almost like OOo.  Then there are the
> brothers, sisters and children of that thing to go with it.

Gentoo is a hard distro to run on a slow speed interface. It's just
not set up for that.

>
> I need broadband something awful.  I don't think sticking a stick of
> dynamite under AT&T would do any good at all either

Good luck and do find something faster. It will improve your
experience, I expect.

>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
>