On 6/20/05, Mark Shields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps his answer isn't clear enough. SOMEONE has to compile the > source for Gentoo; to my knowledge, Portage doesn't store an > pre-compiled binaries. Read the wikipedia entry for Gentoo, which > states: "Gentoo does not use binary packages as package management > systems like RPM, instead employing a format known as the ebuild. The > main difference between RPM files and ebuilds is that RPMs are > precompiled binaries, whereas ebuilds are text files which contain a > description of the software, and instructions on how to obtain, > configure, compile, and install it. There are nearly > nine-thousand-five-hundred ebuilds available; the majority of which > are distributed by the Gentoo mirrors. New and updated ebuilds can be > obtained by synchronizing the local ebuild repository with the > mirrors. This is done by executing the command emerge --sync." > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo. In short, you are not going to > find an official binary packages for Gentoo, because there are none. > Now, you can have someone you know compile them for you on a > compatible system, and that will work.
Goodness gracious me! I know everything you just said! I was just wondering if anyone out here knows of a website that maintain a repository of application binaries for popular architectures such as the x86. Thank you Steven for giving me the link that I wanted. http://chinstrap.alternating.net/files/binaries/i686/evolution-2.0.3-r2.tbz2 -Hareesh -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
