[ale] Gentoo Linux install question

[Geoffrey]

Charles Marcus wrote:

>>From the second paragraph of the Install Docs:
> 
> "To install from the build CD, you will need to have a 486+ processor and
> ideally at least 64 Megabytes of RAM. (Gentoo linux has been successfully
> built with 64MB of RAM + 64MB of swap space, but the build process is
> awfully slow under those conditions.)"
> 
> This is probably why you are having problems.

Well, I did miss that, although I think the 486 claim is probably bogus 
as most older 486 mb wouldn't handle that much memory.  Okay, I'll jack 
it back up to 32 and see what happens.  Maybe I can give them a new 
minimum. :) (p100 with 32mb)

> 
> What changes did you make to make.conf?

None. :)

> 
> Usually when bootstrap fails, it is because you forgot to change something
> in make.conf, or set your optimization levels too aggressive.  Unless you
> *really* know what you are doing with these settings, it is recommended that
> you use the defaults.

I did.

> 
> But, like I said, it looks like you don't have enough RAM.
> 
> Charles
> 
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