pkg_add -r thing in gentoo?

=X¥®µ§= · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 53 Location: Belgium

With the fbsd's ports system, you can also use binary packages to install stuff like kde that needs a huge ammount of time before it's compiled (and I hate waiting

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I mean the eg "pkg_add -r fluxbox" command...

Is there a similar thing in gentoo? from the manual I think you can only install something by compiling it or did I read over something?

klieber · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 11:55 am Post subject:

There are no pre-compiled binary packages available for Gentoo. (save for some one-off exceptions, like OpenOffice and stuff on the Stage 3 ISO)

--kurt
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=X¥®µ§= · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 53 Location: Belgium

well, I wish I knew c better, I'd be happy to code something with that functionality then

klieber · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 12:04 pm Post subject:

Lest this turn into another slug-fest of "yes it should" and "no it shouldn't", the issue of including pre-compiled binaries in Gentoo has already been discussed plenty.

(not aimed at you, =X¥®µ§=. Just stating it in general since I know how quickly these threads can degrade.

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=X¥®µ§= · n00b Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Posts: 53 Location: Belgium

I see your point

sorry I'm new to the forum

xorbe · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 10:00 pm Post subject:

Yes, you can install precompiled .tbz2 packages. This is specifically mentioned in one of the FAQs somewhere for sysadmins of multiple machines. I don't have a Gentoo box in front of me to man emerge, but it's in the manual pages, I think.

klieber · Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2002 10:35 pm Post subject: