Re: LFS - DESTDIR Style

2008-03-31 Thread taipan
taipan wrote: > Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> The implication of going to DESTDIR for LFS would imply doing the same >> for BLFS. Some of the BLFS packages are not DESTDIR friendly. I can't >> remember which ones off the top of my head, but I do recall some that >> ig

Re: LFS - DESTDIR Style

2008-03-31 Thread taipan
> >-- Bruce Openssl springs instantly to mind. If i recall correctly, i also had difficulties with shadow in LFS itself (sorry, it's been a while)... taipan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: LFS - DESTDIR Style

2008-03-31 Thread taipan
n approach in more regular builds, but my lack of scripting skills & inexperience in identifying non-compliant packages means i can't currently automate the process to a workable degree. A branch that helps me reach such an objective would be a *Godsend* ! taipan -- http://lin

Re: Package Management - technical comparisons

2008-03-05 Thread taipan
Gerard Beekmans wrote: > The more we discuss it, the more PM becomes a focal point. > > We need a clearly defined list of pros, cons and technical explanations > plus their limitations of each viable choice - all the information that > a user needs to make an informed decision while keeping in m

Re: Poll about package management

2008-03-03 Thread taipan
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: > taipan wrote: >>> (X) Other # Portage, just because it's the native system > > Isn't this "Installation script tracing with some other tool" + a unique > build > system? > "Installation script tracing",

Re: Poll about package management

2008-03-03 Thread taipan
s learning another language/syntax besides bash shell syntax > [ ] Exists at all > Besides voicing my own individual eagerness for PM in LFS, i don't know how useful this will be, but am interested in finding out... taipan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Clearing things off and getting going - again...

2008-03-03 Thread taipan
the collective wisdom that reached this conclusion... ...However, i can't help thinking that the emotion-based responses voiced thus far might be indicative of a general trend, & this could impact LFS as a whole if RPM was settled upon - it might be unfair, but it's also worth b

Re: Planning an overall direction for LFS

2008-03-02 Thread taipan
Robert Daniels wrote: > On Saturday 01 March 2008 08:59:13 taipan wrote: >> Looks about right to my unskilled eye, but i'd say the 'linearity' of >> modules 1 & 2 would be a bit trickier to implement than it initially >> appears... >> >> If yo

Re: Planning an overall direction for LFS

2008-03-01 Thread taipan
fact it would be welcomed. But i can envisage such an approach driving away the sort of people who have the mindset of "yeah, yeah, just tell me where the 'GO' button is so i can build the thing!". Does LFS want to cater to as wide an audience as possible, or would it be worthwh

Re: Planning an overall direction for LFS

2008-02-29 Thread taipan
..Educational *AND* with the potential to spread the workload of maintaining the book(s) & build-script repositories (if such things came into existence) by developing more developers. If & when i become any more coherent, i'll be sure to let you know... ;) taipan -- h