Well as a basic tester (Stage 1): I think the make.conf that the stage has its very incomplete:
1.- I think the docs should have a section were the user can configure the CHOST variable, so he can change it for optimal performance of his hardware. 2.- It should have at least a #SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage", so the user can change it to the closest rsync mirror. 3.- This exactly the same as point three but with GENTOO_MIRRORS. 4.- In the end, it should have a full make.conf cause after bootstraping, stage2 and stage3, its the same make.conf. So users will start setting USE vars but then when a portage update comes, the will have to merge a lot of make.conf code, that usually its not easy for a starting user. I think its easy to merge a file that has less differences than one having a lot of differences (Make it more userfriendly.), please dont reply me with the argument that a user starting with gentoo has to know these basics, cause we are always talking about trying to have things working easy for any kind of user. (Again. make it userfriendly.) On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 19:47:21 +0100 Benjamin Judas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just put another bunch of x86-test-stages onto the mirrors > (ftp://ftp.oregonstate.edu/pub/gentoo/experimental/x86/stages/). The > datestamp is 20040117. When testing, respect the same rules as you > always should do: test as if you were a first-time Gentooist (i.e. > follow the Installation manual, don't use ~x86 when bootstrapping and so > on) - Happy testing ;) -- Adrian Almenar Gentoo Linux Developer PGP Key: http://dev.gentoo.org/~strider/strider.asc Key fingerprint = E226 3A43 09FD 8C67 0BAA 300D C8A8 CE61 71AA BCB1
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