bootstrap.sh vs. bootstrap-2.6.sh

tnt · Veteran Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 1222

i've followed instructions form installation guide and there i saw many things about "bootstrap.sh", but in the same directory exists "bootstrap-2.6.sh".

what is the difference between them?

should i execute "bootstrap-2.6.sh" if i intend to use 2.6.x kernel?

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Given M. Sur · Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 5:12 am Post subject:

I don't know the differences, but I used bootstrap.sh and had no problems installing a 2.6 kernel.
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monolin · n00b Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 22

I think 2.6 script is for nptl support.

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polle · Veteran Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1498 Location: Belgium

emerge gentoo-dev-sources

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thank you.

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dacoool · n00b Joined: 06 Oct 2003 Posts: 73

Hey all,

i have installed gentoo by using bootstrap-2.6.sh , but it seems to me to be the same as bootstrap.sh

i did a bootstrap.sh and stopped it , while i recognized that there is a bootstrap-2.6.sh

i compared the packages from both straps and did not see any different.
(I compared it in my doped brain, maybe thats the reason why i did't see differences)
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stonent · Veteran Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 1139 Location: Texas

If you are starting a new system. I say go ahead and bootstrap for 2.6 but make sure to add nptl to your USE variable in your make.conf file.
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stephen.austin · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 4:01 pm Post subject:

The difference between bootstrap.sh and bootstrap-2.6.sh is that the 2.6 version installs the 2.6 kernel headers. AFAIK, this is NOT something most people want to do. The 2.4 headers are perfectly compatible with the 2.6 kernel and most programs will compile better (or indeed only) against the 2.4 headers. I don't know much about the nptl support except to say that I think in this case you DO need the 2.6 headers.
If in doubt, use 2.4 headers. You will still get all the optimization that kernel 2.6 provides.

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nevynxxx · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject:

It's no doubt going to be have things like udev setup instead of devfs and other such 2.6 treats, once the time is right. It will start off the same and slowly merge into something new over time.
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