On 10/8/08, Dirk Heinrichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 8. Oktober 2008 23:33:52 schrieb b.n.: > > > > Dirk Heinrichs ha scritto: > > > Am Mittwoch 08 Oktober 2008 04:23:35 schrieb ext Kevin O'Gorman: > > >> I'm about to compile, but I hate that solution. > > > > > > Why did you choose Gentoo, then? Only by compiling OOo, you will get one > > > that fits into _your_ system. > > > > I don't think Gentoo is about being forced to compile. > > > It's a source based (meta-) distribution. So yes, you are forced to compile, > unless you install GRP and stay with it. > > > > I think it is about being able to choose the best solution that fits > > your _needs_ ,before your system. > > > If it doesn't fit your system, it's not even able to fit your needs (because > in this case, it simply doesn't run). > > > > That's why binary packages are provided. Sometimes compiling is just not > > the best option. > > > Yes, if there is no other alternative. > > OTOH, installing a big, complex software package like OOo as a binary that > was > compiled with unknown options (aka USE flags) on a completely different > system > into a system that was installed from sources, with eventually completely > different USE flags set can't be the best option. It may or may not work. > > Bye... > > > Dirk > >
For me, the reasons are 1. I wanted Gentoo for the toolchain and the things I'm developing. These are the things where I wanted support tailored to my 2xXeon (4 core) system. 2. I've been using Oo-bin because it worked, and efficiency didn't matter because I don't even use it every week. Compiling it takes a day or so and accordingly it was spending more time compiling than I was spending using it. Now it no longer works and I'll probably use Word on my wife's laptop. But I won't like it. -- Kevin O'Gorman, PhD
