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Add Gentoo to the list of supported distributions

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We also document any additional package needed.

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Matthew Thode 2016-02-18 10:57:07 -06:00
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Most image formats require the qemu-img tool which is provided by the
qemu-utils package on Ubuntu/Debian or the qemu package on
Fedora/RHEL/opensuse.
Fedora/RHEL/opensuse/Gentoo.
Some image formats, such as VHD, may require additional tools. Please see
the disk-image-create help output for more information.
Individual elements can also have additional dependencies for the build host.
It is recommended you check the documentation for each element you are using
to determine if there are any additional dependencies.
to determine if there are any additional dependencies. Of particular note is
the need for the `dev-python/pyyaml` package on Gentoo hosts.
Source Installation

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@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Distributions which are supported as a build host:
- Fedora 20, 21, 22
- RHEL 6, 7
- Ubuntu 14.04 ("trusty")
- Gentoo
Distributions which are supported as a target for an image:
@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ Distributions which are supported as a target for an image:
- Fedora 20, 21, 22
- RHEL 6, 7
- Ubuntu 12.04 ("precise"), 14.04 ("trusty")
- Gentoo

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one will never change content, but will frequently be deleted and replaced
by a newer build with a higher version-release number.
* In order to run the package-installs element you will need to make sure
`dev-python/pyyaml` is installed on the host.
* Other profiles can be used by exporting GENTOO_PROFILE with a valid profile.
A list of valid profiles follows:

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@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The package-installs element allows for a declarative method of installing and
uninstalling packages for an image build. This is done by creating a
package-installs.yaml or package-installs.json file in the element directory.
In order to work on Gentoo hosts you will need to manually install
`dev-python/pyyaml`.
example package-installs.yaml::