On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:42:04 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> I wish to try some beta software which assumes python3.7 is > installed. I have Debian 9.8 installed on a machine dedicated to this > exercise. I did a web search and got a half dozen on topic hits. > There were enough differences that I wasn't sure if I was missing > something important. The last time I compiled something was on a PDP > 11/45 in approximately 1975. > > You mentioned that you considered LFS. If you have the time, that's a real baptism of fire as far as compiling things goes. There were automatic systems being developed when I was interested, but as far as I can see, there's no point to LFS if you're just going to push a button. I did it twice, mainly to learn what I could, with better understanding the second time, the first try was basically just following instructions. Lots of them. My firewall pseudo-daemon (until systemd) was nicked from the basic LFS init script. As it happens, the first Linux magazine I bought contained an article on compiling kernels, so I did. Not until later did I find that it is thought to be difficult. I didn't understand many of the modules, but with a kernel, when in doubt say 'yes'. I think that was around Red Hat 5 (*not* RHEL). -- Joe
