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Embedded Gentoo?

Posted by michael on from the patience-required dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Gentoo Linux may soon begin showing up in consumer gadgets, thanks to a new project creating an embedded version of Gentoo Linux. The year-old project has achieved preliminary releases on x86, MIPS, PPC, and ARM. The releases include native core system binaries, along with toolchains for native or cross-platform compiling. Native compiling, eh... considering it's Gentoo, how long would X take to compile on an iPAQ? :-)"

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  1. This post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Was Compiled

    With Gentoo

    It Took

    A While

    To Write

  2. Hooray! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now my toaster can make breakfast quicker, using the -fbrownbread flag!

    That is, once it's done compiling...

    1. Re:Hooray! by grahamsz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well my laptop emerging kde is a far more effective toaster than the funky chrome one in my kitchen.

    2. Re:Hooray! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      $ echo $CFLAGS
      -L/fridge/top-shelf/ -lbutter -ljam -funroll-croisants -B3 -j2

  3. ricer PDA's by phoric · · Score: 2, Funny

    Nice, now we can tweak our PDA's until the LCD screen melts! :) Actually Gentoo is still my fav distro, not matter how much we Gentoo geeks get bashed.

  4. I've just got one requirement for embedded gentoo by Crimsane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Any gentoo-embedded specific ebuilds get renamed to wee-builds.

  5. Gentoo can save your life by dolmen.fr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next time you are blocked in a snow storm with your your Zaurus in your pocket, just launch emerge --update --deep --newuse world. Let's hope the battery will last enough...

  6. Re:You wouldn't compile from scratch. by uglyduckling · · Score: 2, Funny

    I disagree quite strongly that The Gimp is/isn't a full Photoshop replacement. What kind of idiot are you? Are you a graphic designer? Where are the benchmarks - and I bet Microsoft paid for them. Come back when you've got a clue.

  7. How long to compile Gentoo on a Compaq? Easy... by rco3 · · Score: 1, Funny

    "how long would X take to compile on an iPAQ? "

    RTFA. They said they've been working on it for a year... Next, they compile KDE.

    Ob. disclaimer: this post typed on a Gentoo machine.

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