On Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 12:38:26PM -0500, Randy McMurchy wrote: > I realize I'm making a case for using it saying the above, however, > I don't feel we need to push it onto users. Merely suggesting it, > *and letting the reader make the choice to do it or not*, should > be more than ample. The readers should take for granted our > instructions have been scrutinized and tested, and they should > feel confident these "bad things" won't happen.
I wholeheartedly agree with the above. I guess the difference in our viewpoint is that I don't see adding a 'DESTDIR=' setting to the install commands or environment variable as pushing it on the user. They get the choice as to whether or not they fill that. And if they do, it's up to them to make sure that directory is clean before they install it, and then what PM to use to package it up/install it. What I do like about it is that it adds a useful feature (for some), offers flexibility, and offers areas for greater education. It could be argued that by inspecting the contents of DESTDIR after they run the make install command there is additional opportunity for builders to get familiar with what exactly is going to be installed. Again, please don't take the above as me pushing to get this in to LFS. I'm just stating my personal views as to its usefulness. Even without it, LFS and BLFS are great. -- JH -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
