Pcsx

SuperTek · April 21st, 2003

I installed Gentoo Linux a few days ago and I loving it. And what surprised me the most is that they have packages in their server for Pcsx and some plugins. I am compiling everything with my cflags so it will be really fast.

Gismo · April 21st, 2003

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Originally posted by SuperTek
I installed Gentoo Linux a few days ago and I loving it. And what surprised me the most is that they have packages in their server for Pcsx and some plugins. I am compiling everything with my cflags so it will be really fast.

why do u need to compile the sources if u wrote that they've packages for P©SX and some plugins??? :confused:

Thx, bye

SuperTek · April 21st, 2003

Because Gentoo "packages" are scripts and you can compile them and their dependencies using optimizations to make it more fast.

Galway no Sora · April 21st, 2003

Then it optimized for Linux only?

**ammoQ** · May 17th, 2003

That's why they call it a "Linux distro"

The good thing with gentoo is that you can/must compile all stuff for your machine, so it will be optimized for your processor; other distros are compiled for 486 or Pentium, so they do not take full advantage of the capabilities of a, say, P3, P4, or Athlon.

Gismo · May 18th, 2003

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Originally posted by ammoQ
That's why they call it a "Linux distro"
The good thing with gentoo is that you can/must compile all stuff for your machine, so it will be optimized for your processor; other distros are compiled for 486 or Pentium, so they do not take full advantage of the capabilities of a, say, P3, P4, or Athlon.

ok, does some "Linux distro" not let u compile all the sources I have? I mean, what's actually the "definition" of 'Linux distro'? Rn't the Red Hat and the Debian distros?

Thx, bye

**ammoQ** · May 18th, 2003

Of course you can try a full recompile of, say, Redhat, although there are some programs in Redhat that come without source (like Acrobat Reader). But this is a lot of work, because there is no program in Redhat that helps you through the process of recompiling. In gentoo, it's different; installing means compiling, through the portage system; although there are some binary packages too.

April 21st, 2003	#1 (permalink)
SuperTek Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4	Pcsx I installed Gentoo Linux a few days ago and I loving it. And what surprised me the most is that they have packages in their server for Pcsx and some plugins. I am compiling everything with my cflags so it will be really fast.

April 21st, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Galway no Sora ~¤ PanZeR ¤~ idRO Thor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Valhalla, in Odin's throne Posts: 3,145	Then it optimized for Linux only? __________________ Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz «» 2048MB DDR2 RAM «» 256MB onboard Graphic Onboard Realtek High Definition Soundcard «» 160 + 40 GB SATA HDD Pioneer DVD±RW «» 15.4" Widescreen LCD «» Windows Vista Ultimate Sucks ha? Yeah, that's a laptop for sure.

May 17th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	That's why they call it a "Linux distro" The good thing with gentoo is that you can/must compile all stuff for your machine, so it will be optimized for your processor; other distros are compiled for 486 or Pentium, so they do not take full advantage of the capabilities of a, say, P3, P4, or Athlon. __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

May 18th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
ammoQ Emu author Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vienna/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,168	Of course you can try a full recompile of, say, Redhat, although there are some programs in Redhat that come without source (like Acrobat Reader). But this is a lot of work, because there is no program in Redhat that helps you through the process of recompiling. In gentoo, it's different; installing means compiling, through the portage system; although there are some binary packages too. __________________ If you think my English is bad, wait till you read my Polish.

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April 21st, 2003	#3 (permalink)
SuperTek Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 4	Because Gentoo "packages" are scripts and you can compile them and their dependencies using optimizations to make it more fast.