Gentoo Prefix Bootstrap Process for Mac OS X — Gentoo Linux Documentation1. Bootstrapping on OS X Introduction Apple Mac OS X was initially supported in the main Gentoo portage tree with the ppc-macos keyword. The approach taken then, however, resulted in too many problems, which was the drive behind creating Prefixed Portage. Bootstrapping on OS X is relatively simple, as the system itself provides most of the tools get up to speed quickly. Prefixed Portage is tested
