"A. Khattri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > An install from source REQUIRES net access since the bootstrap script > downloads and builds each package - so a binary-less install without net > access is a contradiction in terms.
That is not strictly true. It is possible to do a source install without direct network access. What you have to do is get (on CDs or DVD) a portage snapshot and all the source files required and put them in (the chrooted) /usr/portage/distfiles/. A UK magazine (Linux Format) has, in the past, put sufficient (and more) source packages on the cover DVD to do stage1 install without having to download anything from the net. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
