Re: [tlug] Looking for advice on the best way to rebuild a gentoo box

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 01/11/06, stephen@example.com <stephen@example.com> wrote:

> Josh Glover writes:
>
>  > As for your "-gnome" question, relax. I have successfully run Gentoo
>  > with "-gnome -kde" for quite some time. :)
>
> That's not the question.  The question is, 'is it possible to
> successfully run any system with "+gnome" for more than a few minutes
> at a time?'

No. :)

> By the way, is there a way to get portage to emerge something masked
> by a missing keyword and still maintain system sanity?  "ebuild
> thepackage.ebuild" is apparently not recommended. :-(
>
> Or do you have to stick it in OVERLAY_PORTDIR and go from there?

Use OVERLAY_PORTDIR, it is safer.

-Josh