Is GINTOGI going to have precompiled packages? Or will it retain the same build from scratch nature of gentoo simply under a more guided interface?
It’s going to retain the same build from scratch nature of gentoo simply under a more guided interface. Saying “simply under a more guided interface” might be a misnomer though. There is actually quite a bit going on under the hood to allow for some exciting options. By allowing the configuration to be done first, and all the compiling to be done at once without user intervention the all too common complaint of having to “babysit” the computer while installing gentoo can be forgotten. An automatted install for rolling out gentoo on a large number of machines is also now possible. There are many many more things that can and probably will be done. BUT, the ability to build a barebones system from scratch with as much control as possible will never be hindered by GINTOGI I don’t mean to say that there won’t be any binary capabilities at all, just that Gintogi won’t be creating anything new. Gentoo does currently have some binary solutions available such as stage 2/3 tarballs and GRP. Sup
