Project: a completely custom-compiled desktop INCLUDING compiled X-org from CLS

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Here’s what I’d like to do. I’d like to build the fastest Gentoo system in the world with EVERYTHING custom-compiled and then installed on my HD’s.

That’s what CLS is for, right? I don’t see any complete documentation on that. For instance, installing opera in CLS, how would that work without xorg or a window manager? Is that right? I can’t understand that.

So here’s my dilemma, I haven’t been able to find step by step instructions on how to do something like that! Can some please point me in the direction of step by step instructions? Thanks.

Marshall

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In CLS is already precompiled xorg, openbox, etc… If you want to build EVERYTHING on your pc - you need to change make.conf
Add to /etc/portage/make.conf/custom

FEATURES="${FEATURES} -getbinpkg"

and something optimization flags you want.

And then rebuild the system.

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Fantastic! Thank you! would I have to do that with CLS, thereby creating an excellent ISO custom-compiled for my i7 microprocessor, or, can I accomplish the same thing with emerge -e system and
emerge -e world, in an already installed Calculate Linux?

Thanks

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You might want to check the Gentoo Forums also, since Calculate is Gentoo + it’s own prebuilt very capable versions and since there are more Gentoo users, Gentoo’s Forums are more active.