State of Gentoo on GNU/Hurd

[Arne Babenhauserheide]

Hi, 

I just asked the dev of GGH 2006, and I thought you might be interested in his 
answer (he allowed me to forward it): 

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Subject: Re: Gentoo GNU/Hurd
Date: Tuesday, 19. May 2009
From: "Mikel Olasagasti" <hey_neken@mundurat.net>
To: "Arne Babenhauserheide" <arne_bab@web.de>

Hi!

> Hi,
>
> Did you work a bit more on the Gentoo GNU/Hurd?

I tried to resume my work 3-4 months ago but I found some problems with
portage and python functions not implemented on Hurd so I stopped. I think
that back in 2006 with portage 2.0.54 those functiones weren't necessary.

>
> And do you have some information which might help others advance what you
> began?

I just have all the ebuilds and binary packages I merged online on
http://www.mundurat.net/ggh/portage

To continue my work just take a Debian/Hurd and install portage by hand.

Once there take the profile and start bootstraping portage and all the
ebuild it needs (patch, python, bzip2...).

The major problems are:
- combine the perfect gcc/binutils/glibc/gnumach/hurd and to be able to boot
- lack of development on gnumach/hurd and current 'degraded' status.

I don't think I can help much right now, but if you have any other
question just write me.

MiKeL



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