On 16 July 2011, at 19:11, Michael Orlitzky wrote: > On 07/16/2011 12:53 PM, Stroller wrote: >> >> I have no illusions that attempting this *will* be a pain the ass, >> because in the past I've updated machines which have been ignored for >> 18 months, and that required lots of manually digging in the Portage >> CVS attic and copying files into the local overlay by hand. >> > > Couldn't you just extract a stage3/snapshot in the root, and then emerge > -e world? I haven't tried it naturally, but it sounds like a good idea > to me at this moment.
I guess it may be irrational of me, but I'd really rather not do this because I fear architecture issues with the binaries. I mean, I guess that generic PPC64 binaries should work, and that's what I'll actually end up compiling myself, but I'd still be happier with ones that have been *built* on (or specifically for) a cell. Stroller.
