Re: [gentoo-user] About using only precompiled pkgs

2017-07-05 Thread james
On 07/05/17 08:57, Harry Putnam wrote: > I skimmed thru some of the documentation about using binary pkgs > online, but it kind of indicated it might not be possible to get > everything in that format. > > Wondering if using mostly binary pkgs is a biggish hassle or if it can > be done... and

Re: [gentoo-user] About using only precompiled pkgs

2017-07-05 Thread Rich Freeman
On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: > I skimmed thru some of the documentation about using binary pkgs > online, but it kind of indicated it might not be possible to get > everything in that format. As long as you use the default USE flags I don't see why you

[gentoo-user] About using only precompiled pkgs

2017-07-05 Thread Harry Putnam
I skimmed thru some of the documentation about using binary pkgs online, but it kind of indicated it might not be possible to get everything in that format. Wondering if using mostly binary pkgs is a biggish hassle or if it can be done... and done without the time-sink always involved in `emerge