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Subject:	(more about) portage issues and simple/basic hacks/ideas about how to deal with them ...
Group:	Gentoo-user
From:	Albretch Mueller
Date:	18 Nov 2007

Hi *,
~
I have been using different Linux and BSD distros without settling
for any in particular. As it always happens with any other thing
anyway in life you find things you like in one that you don't have in
the other
~
I like the gentoo way, except for their BSD-like portage system's
attempt to keep everything on the bleeding edge, which seems to me to
be quite a bit stupidly risky. I am thinking here mostly about running
servers
~
Almost everything else about the portage system I like (even though
reverse dependency checks and all this good stuff would be great to
have)
~
I have been fancying about a portage-system-like package management
utility that would let me:
~
1) choose the most Linux stable kernel
~
2) choose the most stable applications' versions that would dance
well after 1)'s music
~
3) check all "most stable" dependencies
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4) let me compile "a-la portage" my custom system (verifying and
keeping the sources ...)
~
I think this is doable. To me it is just a case of bridging cultures.
You could for example cheat/use the list of packages and dependencies
of the most stable debian release
~
I love gentoo (specially the hardened gentoo project) and I
understand gentoo does things this way by its very design. Nonetheless
I have also heard endless complaints from gentoo users about portage
~
I think most probably there exists something like what I have in mind
and/or there are other people that have been thinking about the same
thing
~
Any clarifications, leads, ideas or comments on it?
~
In which other way do you think can portage be improved? Especially
for server, HA setups
~
Thanks
lbrtchx
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