On 8/28/07, Alberto Treviño <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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).
Hmm. Did you miss the part about the "USE" flags? My experience with Gentoo has been the opposite. When you want a very customized server (which is what I use it for), it's hard to beat. To each their own, though. ~ Nathan -------------------- 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
