On 9/29/2011 1:15 PM, Jacob Alifrangis wrote: > I haven’t seen any part of jhlfs that documents anything in a 1,2,3 fashion, > only that there is a readme that is mangled and very un-clear, contains no > instructions and has, it seems no way to indicate where to get required > packages and / or tools. > > Here’s how this system should really work: > > 1.Download and install jhlfs > > 2.Run command ./get-prerequisites > > 3.Run command ./configure-jhlfs > > 4.Run command ./get-sources > > 5.Run command ./build-jhlfs > > 6.Run command ./build-target > > 7.Write the target to disk > > 8.Boot the target > > It’s not that hard.
If it not that hard, why have you not done it, and gone away? You obviously have no intention of *helping* with the project, you just want something that others have done that will fill your needs. You *want* but are unwilling to *give*. More importantly, your demanding and rude tone is not a very good way to get support from anyone here in this community. You don't even follow the simple etiquette rules of not top-posting, and trimming the non-relevant information from your posts. You just make demands and wonder why it doesn't work for you. I'll try to explain in more detail what others have already tried to get across to you. Linux From Scratch is not a distro. It is a book, meant to be read by humans, so that the individual reading the book can gain a fundamental and working knowledge of how to build a Linux system from source code. Nothing more, nothing less. Individuals who attempt to build LFS should have a working knowledge of Linux and its command line utilities. They are also expected to read the book and follow it, to the letter. No deviation unless you are experienced and know what you are doing. JHalfs takes this one step further and attempts to automate the process of building the book, but *only the LFS book*. BLFS has never fully been supported. JHalfs was meant to be used by developers of LFS and very experienced users of LFS. You are neither. So you are at a tremendous disadvantage right off the bat. Additionally, the folks who maintain JHalfs are no longer involved in the project. It is statement of what a fine product JHalfs is in its inception that even unmaintained, it still works for folks who know how to use it (which is not you, obviously). Jacob Alifrangis also wrote in a separate post: > I think then, that this project should be called something other than LFS, > maybe: sometimes it works, but we don't guarantee that it will work or do > what we say. And again, this is a real fine way for folks to reach out and try to help you. With the tone in the above sentence, it is hard to believe that so many folks did try to help you. Jacob Alifrangis also wrote in another separate post: > We need a system, that has: > > Kernel, drivers, sound support, networking etc. > bash > x windows, the smallest window manager available, which we can opt not to use. > smb > ftp client > wget > mono > gtk-Sharp > > that's it, the total install should be around 150mb. Well, even if you knew how to use JHalfs, and were willing to spend the few minutes to learn how to use it, it would not accomplish what you need. Your requirements contain parts of BLFS and some packages not included with BLFS. You would be totally on your own in creating such a system using the JHalfs tool. It would not be easy, and you would probably end up spending quite a bit of time using JHalfs to automate what you are looking for. I have scripts that do everything in your specifications and could combine them easily so that it would build those few packages in an automated fashion. I suggest you do the same. Best of luck. Regards, Randy -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
