learn some manners huh? others were able to answer graciously and accurately
On Mon, 2005-06-20 at 10:22 -0400, Mark Shields wrote: > Perhaps his answer isn't clear enough. SOMEONE has to compile the > source for Gentoo; to my knowledge, Portage doesn't store an > pre-compiled binaries. Read the wikipedia entry for Gentoo, which > states: "Gentoo does not use binary packages as package management > systems like RPM, instead employing a format known as the ebuild. The > main difference between RPM files and ebuilds is that RPMs are > precompiled binaries, whereas ebuilds are text files which contain a > description of the software, and instructions on how to obtain, > configure, compile, and install it. There are nearly > nine-thousand-five-hundred ebuilds available; the majority of which > are distributed by the Gentoo mirrors. New and updated ebuilds can be > obtained by synchronizing the local ebuild repository with the > mirrors. This is done by executing the command emerge --sync." > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo. In short, you are not going to > find an official binary packages for Gentoo, because there are none. > Now, you can have someone you know compile them for you on a > compatible system, and that will work. > > On 6/20/05, Hareesh Nagarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6/19/05, Peter Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 2005-06-19 at 10:28 -0700, Hareesh Nagarajan wrote: > > > > Where can I download the gentoo binary for Ximian Evolution 2 (x86 > > > > architecture)? I just can't seem to remember the name of the site. > > > > > Gentoo is a source-based distribution. I believe your favorite download > > > mirror should have package CDs with precompiled binaries but I don't > > > know for certain. To install it from source is simple with Portage: > > > > I know Gentoo is a source based distro and I've known it for the last > > two years. I also know how to install a package using emerge. I asked > > a different question. What was the point of this answer? > > > > Hareesh > > > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > > > -- > - Mark Shields > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- [email protected] mailing list
