test with gentoo 1.3b or wait for release?

starlord · n00b Joined: 21 Jul 2002 Posts: 70

if i install 1.3b is it fully compatible with the "official" release?

Ypsilon · Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2002 3:40 pm Post subject:

Since emerge downloads all files during installation,
I don't think the version number is very important.

What exactly do you mean with "compatible" to the official release?
I don't think the official release will be very different from the current 1.3b,
especially if you use the stage1-tarball.

So don't expect many grave changes of the tarball in the 1.4 release,
I guess the changes will affect more the portage tree, portage itself and new apps like a "graphical intaller" etc.

Anyhow, if you decide to test 1.3b, you can upgrade it with "emerge -update world", an you'll have a 1.4 System when it's out

In my opinion you should give it a try, if the bootsrap fails or anything else goes wrong, you can still wait for the 1.4 release!

I hope you won't have the same trouble I have :roll:

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