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[Fraser Campbell]

Walter Dnes wrote:

>   I'm working on putting together YAF (Yet Another FAQ) for Gentoo
> newbies.  It's almost as much of a HOW_NOT_TO as it is a HOW_TO.  It
> will mention stuff like...
>   - *NOT* unrolling every last single loop or implementing every last
>     single exotic generic compiler "optimization"
>   - *NOT* exceeding -O2
>   - *NOT* exceeding "MAKEOPTS=-j1"
>   - *NOT* using fbsplash until you have Gentoo up and running first.
>     For that matter, avoid framebuffer altogether if you can.  This may
>     not be an option on non-X86 architectures.
>   - *NOT* using PAM unless you are already familiar with it.  Gentoo has
>     a steep learning curve.  PAM has a steep learning curve.  Learning
>     *BOTH OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME* is more like climbing up the side of
>     a cliff.

Sounds good, you just missed the final obvious caveat ;-)

   - *NOT* wasting your time compiling software

Fraser

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