Ken Moffat wrote: > In LFS-7.2 we removed resizecons because at that time it only > installed on "i386" and it was generally useless for LFS users. My > explanation said: > > Remove the redundant resizecons program (32-bit x86 only, needs the > defunct svgalib, which predates linux-2.6 and is incompatible with > modern KMS, to provide the video mode files - for normal use setfont > sizes the console appropriately) and its manpage. > > Meanwhile, SuSe sent a patch upstream to build it in x86_64 as well > as i386. So, we are stuck with it and Matt removed the seds and > touch (correctly, IMHO - we don't usually remove programs just > because they are useless, it was the "manpage but no program" > situation on x86_64 that triggered this action). > > But the resizecons program is now not listed among what is > installed, and therefore has no description. Should we just > reinstate the description, without telling people that in an > LFS/BLFS context it is pretty much useless, or should we add it with > a note something like "Using this needs the defunct svgalib." ?
Since I don't use normally kbd at all, my experiences are limited. I almost never use the 'console' except via ssh and fonts are then controlled by the remote terminal program. I'll defer to your judgement. Just give me the wording and/or instruction changes that you think best and I'll be glad to implement them. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
