Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Randy McMurchy wrote:
>> Mike McCarty wrote these words on 07/21/09 12:19 CST:
>>
>>> However, so far I haven't seen a coherent LFS + BLFS since 6.3.
>>> I didn't build BLFS yet, because I was waiting for a coherent
>>> 6.4 mate BLFS.
>> You may wait a long time. :-) We have very few contributors with
>> any spare time right now.
>>
>>
>>> Anyway, if the dev team could concentrate on coherence, I sure
>>> would appreciate it,
>> See above, same thing applies.
>>
>> Mike, what I suggest is to just start building BLFS using the most
>> recent packages the vendor supplies. If something doesn't work, or
>> you have any questions, write in. Someone will respond (me if needed),
>> and we'll find a solution. Don't wait for a BLFS release, just jump
>> in and start building.
>>
>> Again, if something doesn't work, or you get stalled, write in and
>> let us know. Someone will get you over the hurdle. Chances are you
>> won't need much help, if any.
>
> Let me add that getting a 'current' BLFS is almost impossible. There are
> about
> 300 packages in BLFS. It each only changed once a year (an many change much
> more frequently than that) it would be almost a package a day. It's a moving
> target and with lots of help we could get close, but in the long run,
> whatever
> we produce is only a snapshot.
Thanks for the replies, Bruce and Randy. I am not complaining,
merely observing. I did offer to do some help with the dev
team, if nothing else then just verifying that builds will work,
but had no real response.
Your observation also applies to LFS, however. Still, you manage
to produce a list of coherent packages. I do realize that BLFS
is much _larger_ than LFS.
Perhaps your suggestion is the best. I'll give some consideration
to how much of BLFS I intend to put on my machine(s), and document
which versions I used. If I get a coherent package working, at least
that would be a list someone else could start from. I mean a version
list. Wouldn't guarantee that a larger list would be coherent.
Mike
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