At Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:38:13 -0700 Zac Medico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> >> It is the part where the differences between the stages are described. >> >> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=2#doc_chap2 >> >> It is not wrong as it only mentions tweaking initial settings, but I >> would say that a normal reading is that stage gives you less ability >> to tweak the *final* system even though this is not stated. >> >> allan >> >> Stage2 Pros and Cons >> + You can still tweak your settings >> - You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1 >> >> A Stage3 Approach >> >> Stage3 Pros and Cons >> + Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system >> - You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already >> > > IMO it's misleading where it says "cannot" for stage2 and > stage3. That is too harsh of a word. Like I mentioned before, > "emerge -e world" rebuilds *everything* so that all your tweaks will > be actualized. It could miss some packages but you can get those > with "emerge -a depclean". Agreed. allan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
