View source for Gentoo Prefix On Mac OS X

There is a way to install Gentoo so that it runs within Mac OS X. This install method is called "Gentoo Prefix".

There is a handy script you can use to install Gentoo Prefix on any Mac OS X machine. 

== Requirements ==

For Gentoo Prefix installation to work, you must have the Xcode command-line tools installed, so that a compiler toolchain exists. Here are the steps to install the Xcode command-line tools:

# Install Xcode itself from the Apple Mac OS X install media. If you are using Mac OS Lion, then the Apple App Store has Xcode available. Search for "Xcode" and you will be able to download and install it.
# Now, start Xcode.
# Go to the Xcode menu, then Preferences, then the Downloads tab.
# Click "Install" next to "Command Line Tools".
# You will need to log in with your Apple Developer ID for the download to continue.

Here's how you do it. As root (<tt>sudo su -</tt>), type:

The <tt>EPREFIX</tt> variable controls the install location. The default is <tt>~/gentoo</tt>.

<console>
$ ##i##wget http://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/~ryao/prefix-install.sh && chmod u+x ./prefix-install.sh && env MAKEOPTS=-j5 ./prefix-install.sh
</console>

Bam!

Now, let's work on Funtoo Prefix :)

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