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'{{Project |Name=Gentoo Base System |Description=The Base System Project provides an umbrella project for keeping the system tools, libraries, compilers and layout consistent for all the various architectures under Gentoo Linux. |Email=base-system@gentoo.org |IRC=#gentoo-base |ParentProject=Project:Gentoo |PropagatesMembers=No |LeadElectionDate=2019/05/05 |Members={{Project Member |Developer=User:Vapier |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Cardoe |Role=Misc stuff that needs to get done |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Chainsaw |Role=LILO |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Polynomial-C |Role=base-system team lead |IsLead=Yes }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Robbat2 |Role=Specialized block devices and lots of other miscellaneous stuff |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:WilliamH |Role=Misc stuff that needs to get done |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Chutzpah |Role=Misc stuff that needs to get done |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Whissi |Role=Version bumps and security stabilizations |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Dilfridge |Role=Misc stuff, toolchain |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Floppym |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Zlogene |Role=Minor stuff doer (bumps/security/stabilization) |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Lu zero |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Mattst88 |IsLead=No }}{{Project Member |Developer=User:Radhermit |IsLead=No }} }} Gentoo Base System aims to provide a consistency in compilers, toolchains, filesystem layouts and startup scripts across all the architectures which Gentoo Linux supports. We try to provide maximum usability and flexibility to allow for porting to any architecture supported by the Linux kernel. The relevant categories in portage with which we are concerned include [http://packages.gentoo.org/category/sys-apps?full_cat sys-apps], [http://packages.gentoo.org/category/sys-boot?full_cat sys-boot], [http://packages.gentoo.org/category/sys-devel?full_cat sys-devel], [http://packages.gentoo.org/category/sys-fs?full_cat sys-fs], and [http://packages.gentoo.org/category/sys-libs?full_cat sys-libs]. However, we do not hold exclusive jurisdiction over any of the categories. __TOC__ == Goals == To provide a set of stable and secure system-level applications and libraries. The most visible and obvious among them: [http://packages.gentoo.org/package/sys-apps/baselayout baselayout and the initscript system], [http://packages.gentoo.org/package/sys-devel/gcc gcc], [http://packages.gentoo.org/package/sys-devel/gcc-config gcc-config], [http://packages.gentoo.org/package/sys-devel/binutils binutils], [http://packages.gentoo.org/package/sys-libs/glibc glibc], and [http://packages.gentoo.org/category/sys-boot?full_cat boot loaders] == Participation == We are always willing to talk to talented programmers and people familiar with the [https://gcc.gnu.org GNU Compiler Collection], [https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/libc.html GNU libc], [https://sourceware.org/binutils binutils], our rc/init system or developers with an advanced knowledge of a specific architecture to improve the speed and stability of Gentoo Linux on any or all of our platforms. Please contact {{Mail|base-system@gentoo.org}} or join our IRC channel on freenode to talk with us. If you would like more information on a particular architecture, please click the appropriate e-mail link in the table and contact the personnel of that particular architecture. Additionally contact the [[Project:Recruiters|recruiters]]. == Rules and limitations == To provide some level of backwards compatibility for Gentoo installations that were not updated for a longer period, we usually refrain from bumping our packages to latest EAPIs immediately. Our rule of thumb is to wait approximately one year after introduction of a new EAPI until we adopt it for our packages. {| class="wikitable" |- ! EAPI Version !! Introduced in unstable !! Can be used in base-system unstable !! Introduced in stable !! Can be used in base-system stable |- | EAPI-6 || 17 Nov 2015 || 17 Nov 2016 || Jan 2016 || Jan 2017 |- | EAPI-7 || 6 May 2018 || 6 May 2019 || Jun 2018 || Jun 2019 |}'