Allan Gottlieb wrote: > > It is the part where the differences between the stages are described. > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=2#doc_chap2 > > It is not wrong as it only mentions tweaking initial settings, but I > would say that a normal reading is that stage gives you less ability > to tweak the *final* system even though this is not stated. > > allan > > Stage1 Pros and Cons > + Allows you to have total control over the optimization settings and > optional build-time functionality that is initially enabled on your system > + Suitable for powerusers that know what they are doing > + Allows you to learn more about the inner workings of Gentoo > - Takes a long time to finish the installation > - If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is a waste of time > - Requires a working Internet connection during the installation > > A Stage2 Approach > > A stage2 is used for building the entire system from a bootstrapped > "semi-compiled" state. > > Stage2 installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process; doing this is fine > if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose for your > particular stage2 tarball. > Stage2 Pros and Cons > + You don't need to bootstrap > + Faster than starting with stage1 > + You can still tweak your settings > - You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1 > - It's still not the fastest way to install Gentoo > - You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap > - Requires a working Internet connection during the installation > > A Stage3 Approach > > A stage3 installation contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has been > built for you. You will only need to build a few packages of which we can't > decide for you which one to choose. > > Choosing to go with a stage3 allows for the fastest install of Gentoo Linux, > but also means that your base system will have the optimization settings that > we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings and were carefully > chosen to enhance performance while maintaining stability). Stage3 is also > required if you want to install Gentoo using prebuilt packages or without a > network connection. > Stage3 Pros and Cons > + Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system > - You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already >
IMO it's misleading where it says "cannot" for stage2 and stage3. That is too harsh of a word. Like I mentioned before, "emerge -e world" rebuilds *everything* so that all your tweaks will be actualized. It could miss some packages but you can get those with "emerge -a depclean". Zac -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
