Le lun. 25 mars 2024 à 18:18, Michael <confabul...@kintzios.com> a écrit :
> On Monday, 25 March 2024 17:00:18 GMT Jacques Montier wrote: > > Le lun. 25 mars 2024 à 15:41, Peter Humphrey <pe...@prh.myzen.co.uk> a > > > > écrit : > > > On Saturday, 23 March 2024 17:42:29 GMT Michael wrote: > > > > I suggest it would be best to take heed of the devs hard work and > read > > > > > > the > > > > > > > instructions they have provided instead of winging it: > > > > > > > > > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Toolchain/23.0_update_instructions > > > > > > Of course I was doing that, but from the news item. My problem was > that I > > > wasn't reading straight. > > > > > > (I think I had a form of covid last month, and it's left a few loose > ends > > > - > > > mostly in my brain!) > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Peter. > > > > Hello all, > > > > I updated my profile from amd64/17.1/desktop/systemd/merged-usr to > > amd64/23.0/desktop/systemd. > > I followed the quite clear instructions without any issue. > > With emerge --ask --emptytree @world, i had to recompile 1400 packages, > so > > it took all night long !!! > > Some scare when the package 1201 failed and everything stopped (i forgot > > the keep-going option). > > Nevertheless, I rebooted and everything works fine ! Whew !!! > > > > What i understand is that Gentoo is now mostly based on binary packages. > > The sources are now the exception. > > It's the opposite of what Gentoo was before... Right ? > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > Jacques > > Not really, Gentoo is still based on compiling from source - for those who > want to optimise/customise their systems. > > More recently pre-compiled binary packages which suit generic hardware and > software configurations are also made available for those who want to get > something up and running quickly. This makes Gentoo similar to other > binary > distributions. > > The command syntax in the instructions included "--getbinpkg" to download > pre- > built binaries, but with this note: > > "In case you are already familiar with binary packages, you should be > able to add '--getbinpkg' to the emerge calls to speed things up. > The use of binary packages is completely optional though, and also not > as much tested as the source-based upgrade path yet." > > Therefore, you can fetch binaries from the mirrors when these have the > same > configuration as your locally compiled software to make the whole upgrade > complete faster, but it remains a personal choice. Thanks Michael for your response, but how could i know if one package has the same configuration as my locally compiled software and if this one is as much tested as the source-based package ? -- Jacques Montier
