On Monday 20 October 2008 04:55:26 pm Matthew Burgess wrote: > On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:50:15 -0400, Jeremy Huntwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/ticket/2115 > >> > >> I am starting to address the subject ticket. I propose to > >> follow Chris' suggestion and move the 'Toolchain Technical > >> Notes' section to the > > > > appendix > > > >> between Acknowledgments and Dependencies. I will then change > >> the > > > > Introduction > > > >> to refer to 'Toolchain Technical Notes' and tidy up any other > >> wording > > > > changes > > > >> that are needed. > >> > >> Any objections? > > I'd really rather leave the Toolchain Technical Notes where they > are. In terms of my ability to learn something, I much rather > have what I'm about to do explained to me before I do it, rather > than do it 'blind' then be told why I just did what I did. If, > after completing the exercise, I don't understand what I just > did, I can refer back to the previous explanation and then the > repetition of that instructional material, coupled with the > practical exercise I just completed, helps stuff to sink > in...sometimes :) > > I understand that folks will have different methods of teaching & > learning that they find the most effective, but the above is my > own experience. > > My preference would be to keep the first 3 'Introduction' > paragraphs where they are, then have the Toolchain Technical > Notes, then the rest of the 'Introduction' material, maybe > labelled as something like 'General Compilation Instructions'. > That new page would make it clear that all of the information on > that page applies to each and every package. > > Regards, > > Matt.
I am new here but will speak up any way. I agree with everything Matt said. I like to learn this way as well. I would not want this done another way. -- Jack Gates -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
