Re: Enabling Binaries by default in Stage3s

On 2026.08.10 10:04, Emi wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> As discussed in #gentoo-wiki, i think it would be a good idea to
> enable 
> getbinpkg in the stage3s that support binaries by default,
> this change would make things easier and simpler for new users and
> users 
> of the official binhosts and it would be a simple change.
> the handbook instructions could then also be simplified to reflect
>the
> 
> new default behavior,
> users that prefer to compile everything from source have to adjust
> their 
> make.conf anyway to adjust compile and make flags
> 
> i think there is plenty of benefits to enabling binaries by default
> and 
> no real downsides stage3s already come with binary packages like 
> rust-bin and it could help dispel the myth that the entire point of 
> gentoo is only about compiling everything for "performance"
> 
> - Emi / EmiOnLine
> 
> 
> 


Emi,

I'm against, unless we can flip the switch for all Gentoo supported
architectures simultaneously. Even the ones that do not currently have
binhosts.

I don't install often but I run several different architectures. We may
be creating a stumbling block for users installing to a second and
subsequent architecture. They won't read the handbook in detail.

I'm not against the break with tradition, although that did come to
mind but consistency is important. Even across architectures.

-- 
Regards,

Roy Bamford
(Neddyseagoon) a member of
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