Optional: Preparing for GRP

-Optional: Preparing for GRP - -Introduction - - -

-If you are booted from a x86 or ppc CD-1 LiveCD you can relax and continue with -Configuring the Kernel as the installation -of prebuilt packages happens at the very end of the installation. -

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-If you are booted from a different architecture LiveCD and you want to use the -prebuilt packages provided by the LiveCD, continue with Copying over the GRP packages. -

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-If you want to use the prebuilt packages provided by a Gentoo mirror, continue -with Configuring Portage for GRP Downloads. -

- - - - -Copying over the GRP packages - - -

-You should now copy over the packages onto your filesystem so that Portage is -able to use them. First of all, open a second terminal by pressing -Alt-F2. This is needed as we need to work from the LiveCD, not from the -chrooted environment you're currently working in. -

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-You should be greeted by a root prompt (#). Copy over the packages using -the following commands: -

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-# mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages/All
-# cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/All/* /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages/All/
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-After this step has completed, return to the chrooted environment by pressing -Alt-F1. -

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-Now pay close attention! Your Portage snapshot is in place and the GRP packages -are ready to be used. However, Portage doesn't automagically use them unless you -tell it to. Luckily, this is hardly difficult: every time you are asked to -install a package using emerge, you must add --usepkg as an -option: -

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-(Example without GRP)
-# emerge vanilla-sources
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-(Example with GRP)
-# emerge --usepkg vanilla-sources
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-That's all there is to it. Just don't forget to add --usepkg. Now -continue with Configuring the Kernel. -

- - - - - -Configuring Portage for GRP Downloads - - -

-First of all, you need to edit /etc/make.conf and define -the PORTAGE_BINHOST variable so that it points to the server from which -you want to download the GRP packages. Please check our mirror list for the available mirrors. -

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-# nano -w /etc/make.conf
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-PORTAGE_BINHOST="ftp://some.mirror.com/pub/gentoo/grp/2004/athlon-xp"
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-Save and exit (by pressing Ctrl-X and confirming). With this in place, you must -now pay close attention. Portage will not automagically download the GRP -packages if you don't instruct it to. However, this isn't hard: every time you -are asked to install a package using emerge, you must add ---getbinpkg as an option: -

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-(Example without downloading GRP)
-# emerge vanilla-sources
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-(Example with downloading GRP)
-# emerge --getbinpkg vanilla-sources
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-That's all there is to it. Just don't forget to add --getbinpkg. Now -continue with Configuring the Kernel. -

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