And while it might seem like I could sidestep up to 5.8, I want to iterate through the whole process, using the full tree, for my own reasons.
Hello Lamar Owen,
I think there is value in a self-hosted (can fully recompile itself) build of CentOS.
I sometimes use a recompile with koji as some test-load for kvm guest systems. A sample recompile can be seen on http://jur-linux.org/koji/
Some rpms failing a recompile (not all will be relevant to IA64) are: gpm, geronimo-specs, rhythmbox, evolution-connector, gstreamer-plugins-base, gaim, totem
best regards,
Florian La Roche