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The base system is usually capable of compiling itself. If the source for your base system is stored on a remote git repository, and your implementation of git
by messe 9y ago
The base system is usually capable of compiling itself. If the source for your base system is stored on a remote git repository, and your implementation of git in your base system is written in OCaml, you're going to have to use an OCaml compiler to recompile it.
- int_19h 9y agoBut you don't need source control to compile the base. You only need it to retrieve the base sources - and even then only when you want to get the latest, since the installer comes with a tarball of /usr/src.