Matthew Burgess wrote: >> This is a formal request to either integrate Tushar's hint on installing >> multiple versions of autotools into the LFS book, or move autotools to >> BLFS and integrate the hint there. > > Well, I've long wanted to get rid of the autotools from LFS but for purely > selfish reasons (I've never had a need to use them, so their relatively > long SBU times caused by their testsuites are rather painful to bear).
I've long been tempted to rid them from the DIY Refbuild too. They are not needed for a self-hosting system. And the painful testsuite times are simply not good value for the time spent. I personally treat the autotools testsuites as optional, ie: only run them occasionally so as not to slow down developemnt, you (jhalfs?) should too. A failing automake test is hardly going to render a system unstable. As for occasionally needed fixups, never patch for eg: configure.ac or Makefile.am in LFS, just patch the generated files instead. This approach always works in my experience. Regards Greg -- http://www.diy-linux.org/ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page