On 01/19/2014 10:28 PM, Thanasis wrote: > on 19/01/2014 09:38 μμ Alexander Kapshuk wrote the following: >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: re: setting up binhost >> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:45:03 +0200 >> From: Alexander Kapshuk <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> I would like to set up one of my Gentoo systems as a binary host to >> build and distribute packages that normally take longer to compile, like >> libreoffice, firefox and thuderbird, to another Gentoo system of mine >> with less RAM. >> >> I've been following the instructions found here, >> http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Binary_package_guide. > In the above guide, did you pay attention to the following section? > > Other configuration variables > > For binary packages to be usable on other systems they must fulfill some > requirements. > > First, architecture and CHOST must match. > Second, the C(XX)FLAGS have to be chosen in a way that both the > binary package server and the client systems can run the binaries. > Third, USE flags for processor specific features like MMX, SSE,... > have to be chosen in a way that all systems have the enabled features, > or the packages using these features have to be rebuilt on the client > systems from source. > > > Thanks for your response.
Both, the binhost and the client system have the variables you mentioned matching. I've test run thunderbird on the client system. So far, it seems to be functioning all right. Thanks.
