i would suggest to open up a db like it was done with the SBUs. then users can repport if their host is capable of building lfs and others can look into it. then a statistical view of the entries could be given like:
suse x.y 10 users without problems 2 users with minor issues 1 user with really hard issues this could be included into the book or just link on the db because it changes too often... my 2 cent yours stephan > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --- > Von: Matt Darcy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > An: lfs-dev@linuxfromscratch.org > Betreff: Unsupported Distro List - an open question > Datum: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:18:44 +0000 > > Hi all, > > I believe this has been discussed before, but after reading a post on > lfs-chat recently and some pretty frustring issues within the support > IRC channels, I thought I'd post this open question. > > Should there be an "unsupported distro" page in the book. > > eg: the slamd64 distro is totally unsable without some pretty massive > changes to it, thats the only way I could get it to build anything > LFS-ish. > > The problems with redhats gcc4 (intially) cause major pain, issues with > suses 9.X 64 distro's handling of multi-lib with gcc caused pain. > > These are just a few recent examples that sping to mind. > > What are peoples thoughts on having an "unsupported" or "known bug" page > within in each book - or on each projects page > > something along there lines of > > These distros are known to not be compatible/stable to build an LFS > relelase > slamd64 > > These distros are know to have minor issues that cause addational steps > to build LFS > Fedora Core 4 > Suse 9.3 AMD64 > > > Yes, this would be a pain to keep maintained (although I don't think too > much effort if the contributors/projects work together and keep each > other informed) > > Yes, should we really have to provide this information > > Yes, this is probably over kill. > > > However the average level of experience of people trying LFS is falling > in a big way (first exposure to linux for example) and an additional bit > of information (assuming they read the book - which most don't) may > prove helpful. > > I'm not saying "lets do this" > > I'm canvasing for thoughts on this. > > Matt > > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > -- 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
