On Tuesday 28 August 2007 09:18:50 am Andrew Harding wrote: > If your interested in building your distro from source, might I > suggest Gentoo? It's already set up to do that and has a very robust > package management system. Although if we're seeking hardware > compatability then we have to compile with the most compatible flags > for differing processors and capabilities so it may not be worth it. > Gentoo does make it extremely easy to build a very lean system > though.
I have tried Gentoo and it is still bloated. You tell it to install something and it will grab any possible dependency you might think of using and install it. Portage allows you to turn off certain features, but it is very difficult. My package manager distinguishes between required dependencies and optional dependencies. For example, you can install X without OpenGL, or Xinearma, or a Font Server, or even without XDM! Last I checked a minimal X.org 7.2 install took about 100 MB, and that includes static libraries and header files (or "developmental" libraries). > Pretty slick that you're writing your own package manager though. Thanks. -- Alberto Treviño [EMAIL PROTECTED] Testing Center Brigham Young University -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
