Re: bootstrap: i686-linux now builds without binutils, gcc seeds

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hello!

(And sorry for the delay; I reckon my mail scheduling algorithm leaves a
lot to be desired…)

Jan Nieuwenhuizen <address@hidden> skribis:

> Ludovic Courtès writes:

[...]

>> $ guix hash -r /gnu/store/58q6748dydqxrhrw8xn2gsf60djl6gvv-hello-2.10
>> 005zi21nvhmygjam6vsvkgmw9awsmyacz6a65naxcblrpbra1g94
>
> And...you found the lucky numbers ;-)

It’s a “proof of work”, and one that’s nicer than SHA1 collisions.  :-)

> address@hidden Reduced Binary Seed Bootstrap
> address@hidden The Reduced Binary Seed Bootstrap

I really like it!  I was wondering whether to make it a subsection of
“Bootstrapping”.  Thoughts?

Regardless we should update the “Preparing to Use the Bootstrap
Binaries” section (and its image) as well as “Reducing the Set of
Bootstrap Binaries” (at least adding a cross-reference to the new
section.)

(Again I’m not suggesting to do it right away, this can come later!)

Thank you!

Ludo’.