On Saturday 01 March 2008 08:59:13 taipan wrote: > Looks about right to my unskilled eye, but i'd say the 'linearity' of > modules 1 & 2 would be a bit trickier to implement than it initially > appears... > > If you were to take the 'diy-linux reference-build' as an example, > Greg caters for the option of package-management during the > 'temp-tools phase' (or Chapter 5, or module 1, whichever you prefer), > which is a *must* for any users wishing to take the PM option during > Chapter 6. > > Furthermore, he provides his own build-scripts, either for > illustrative purposes or to be used outright, which include > 'temp-tools' > (Chap-5/module-1) in their automation-process. > > So sections on scripting/automating & PM ought to at least be linked > to at an earlier stage in the process than _after_ the bootstrap has > been completed. > Perhaps I am wrong, but I had thought the important part of integrating PM is to be sure it is implemented _before_ the base system. For example, CLFS installs temporary Perl and testsuite packages after going chroot ( or reboot ), but it works because it is done prior to installing anything that will be present in the final system. In diy-linux, PM is in the temp-tools phase, but is tacked on at the end, optional and therefore , presumably, extractable into a separate chapter/module/whatever.
> Speaking for myself, i have an almost compulsive need to know _WHY_ > i'm supposed to do things a certain way, so additional 'pre-reading' > would be no issue for me, in fact it would be welcomed. But i can > envisage such an approach driving away the sort of people who have > the mindset of "yeah, yeah, just tell me where the 'GO' button is so > i can build the thing!". > This is a good point here. I think the above could probably be made to operate in either of these modes, either ' teach me everything I could possibly want to know ' or ' give me a build script. ' Still thinking things through. > Does LFS want to cater to as wide an audience as possible, or would > it be worthwhile defining a 'target-demographic' at an early stage in > the planning process? > Also a good point. As an LFS control freak, I just post where _I_ would like to see the project go, and hope that my ideas are useful in some form. ;) > Feel free to correct any misconceptions i might have voiced - i'm > fairly thick-skinned. ;) > > taipan -- Robert Daniels -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
