Catalyst livecd packages required

[audiodef]

These packages are in the livecd-stage1 example spec file:

[duby2291]

A few of them you'll probably need. Like for example if you use the livecd use flag, then you'll need livecd-tools. But generally speaking most of those tools fall under the category of dependency. For example a lot of the disk and partition and volume management tools will be pulled in as dependencies for the apps you choose to install. Provided you set the use flags appropriately. The best option for building a livecd is to build it just like you would for your own useage, and then you can tweak it for livecd use after you have a booting working system.

Catalyst is great for building stage tarballs, but not so great for building custom livecd's. Use it to build your stages, and then follow a more customary installation process. That's my advice.

[audiodef]

Yeah, I got stuck on stage2 not finding /usr/src/linux even though the stage1 tmp dir has the symlink.

Got any recommendations on what to use for building a livecd?
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[duby2291]

Oh yeah. Check this out.
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-244837-start-0.html

Look at the date, it seems pretty darn old, but actually it's still pretty close to accurate. You'll want to adapt it to your preferences, but it's a mostly complete guide. It's still good stuff.

EDIT: If you intend it to boot on a UEFI, then you'll want to use grub2 instead of grub.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GRUB2

EDIT2: For the initrd you probably want to use genkernel-next instead of making that dinky one they show in that guide.
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Genkernel

EDIT3: I was just spending some time reading the guide again, you can use a stage3 tarball and it'll be exactly the same difference in the end. Even though the guide says you must be familiar with a stage2 tarball, in this particular guide it's the same difference.