They already have something like that, it's called GRP. > -----Original Message----- > From: Adrian Pirciu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 8:32 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] compile on other computer, emerge on mine > > This is most unexpected. THANK YOU !! But frankly.. you woudn't want > to see the list :) (and there are also the daily updates...) . > Anyway, I'm thinking of doing something like a local gentoo binary > packages repository me and my coworkers. I think it would be easier > for everyone. We would have the packages we need compiled for all the > architectures we have around... > > Really.. somebody who has a fast link and some good cpupower should do > something like this. I really like(d) the compiling thing and all and > gentoo works perfectly.. but things are starting to bother me since > all day long, I just compile, compile, compile. This is not suitable > for this computer, and, of course, everything slows down, > productivity decreases, etc... Maybe I'm not the only one with this > problem (thinking about the laptop dudes also) and this would be a > great time saving thing. Of course, things might easily get out of > hand, since we can make a version with use=+gtk2 and another with > use=-gtk2 :)). Hope this doesn't happen. I think that 80% of the > users share the same use flags. > > Does anybody see anything that would mark this binary library as > ineffective and/or bad ? > > Thanks again for the idea Allen ... > > On Wednesday 26 November 2003 03:15, Allen Parker wrote: > > If you send me off list your arch/CFLAGS for your slow machine, and > > what packages you want, I'll be happy to emerge -B them for you and > > allow you to download the packages via a high-speed mirror. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Adrian Pirciu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 8:00 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] compile on other computer, emerge on > > > mine > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Thanks a lot. I really didn't want you to bother too much, I just > > > thought that somebody would know the answer right away, without > > > trying. Right now I don't have access to a gentoo system and > > > that's why I just wanted to know if this thing is possible and > > > easy to do. > > > > > > Thanks a lot, Stroller ! > > > > > > On Wednesday 26 November 2003 02:50, Stroller wrote: > > > > On Nov 25, 2003, at 11:46 pm, Adrian Pirciu wrote: > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. Now all I need is how to move the files from one > > > > > computer to another (that is, what directories should i > > > > > move). The -B produces a file or a directory of binaries ? > > > > > What should I move ? To where ? > > > > > > > > To find out for you, I emerged a small package, ran updatedb & > > > > used locate to find out what the result was. I'm a little > > > > unclear as to why you were unable to do this yourself. > > > > > > > > `emerge -B someapp` seems to put a tbz2 archive of the binaries > > > > in /usr/portage/packages/All/. Presumably you move that to the > > > > same directory on the slower machine & then `emerge -k > > > > someapp`. Don't forget to change you CFLAGS on the fast machine > > > > to reflect the processor of the slow machine. > > > > > > > > Stroller. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > > > - -- > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iD8DBQE/w/sAHMw8JJ+r9ucRAh9EAJ9rKOd9FC/5D8EoZOyCA0KqDnw/KwCfVayp > > > /BHrIadN4L26uzKAIPo6dZY= > > > =t7j1 > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > -- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
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