apt-get vs. emerge

[davisfactor]

Found a pretty good article on building packages from source using apt-get, similar to the way emerge works.

http://channels.lockergnome.com/linux/archives/20050117_nice_package_getting_to_know_aptbuild_a_l ittle_better.phtml

http://julien.danjou.info/article-apt-build.html


Since the arrival of the very first versions of Gentoo, some people have announced that "Debian is good, but that's not optimized for [distribution in which you run make all the time]". And this is wrong, you are free to recompile software you use on Debian, using the apt system. Downloading a tarball, uncompressing it, running configure scripts and make install, is an easy task for every Linux user, but this is not adapted for the Debian package management system. Stow was a way which worked without too much effort, but compiled programs were not really integrated in the apt dependancies. The ultimate solution is to use apt-build to recompile a software already packaged for Debian.



I have always thought about this, but have never put a lot of thought into it. I plan on playing aroudn with this to see just how easy it is.

[Sepero]

Nice, tell us how it works out.

[aeav]

it works in all Linux the "emerge"?

[bsm2001]

Originally posted by aeav
it works in all Linux the "emerge"?
:confused:

[rocketpcguy]

it works in all Linux the "emerge"?

no, just gentoo

[CoffeeMan]

yeah, I like the portage system better than the APT system, because I think that the ebuilds are effective and well organized. Perfect for desktops.

[mrBen]

AFAI understand it, the big difference between emerge and apt is that with emerge it is _not possible_ to install a binary, whereas apt is usually used for installing binaries, but can also work with source.

I had Gentoo for a while, and I wanted to try KDE. It was an older machine, and the compilation took 11 days. I can understand the attraction of Gentoo, but ultimately I don't have the time to use it on a regular basis.

[CoffeeMan]

then dont use it

[Sepero]

I don't.

I'm sure Gentoo will get their dependancies figured out someday. So when that happens(and when I get a broadband connection), I might give them another try.

[mrBen]

Originally posted by CoffeeMan
then dont use it

I don't ;)