On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 06:57:28PM -0600, DJ Lucas wrote: > No. I never meant to imply that there was _missing _information, 'out > of sync' information, or missing instructions. All the needed > information _is_ there, like the example you showed the other day, some > of it could probably be presented better to assist people who are > unfamiliar with the build process. If there were any missing > information, devs would be having a heck of a time, as even automated, > we build by extracting the book's commands verbatim. >
After working my way through to Chapter 8, coming down the homestretch, I can say that, yes, the information is all there. It is sometimes easy to overlook a step, as for instance when, after considering the weighty matter of actually compiling the kernel, I overlooked the first instruction: make mrproper. Having lurked here for a while, I recalled many users being asked: "Did you remember to make mrproper?" So I went back and re-did the whole thing. It is a tersely-written document, but I do believe that, if I were to take the time to edit it, it could easily be converted into a script. That would take all the fun out of it, though. Viewing it through the eyes of someone for whom English is a second tongue, I can imagine it being a daunting task to make it through the book. Scott Swanson -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
