Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> After some thought, I still can't come with a complete, correct and
> meaningful
> paragraph. The problem is that, while the statements about achievable sizes
> are
> true, it is technically incorrect to show them as advantages of LFS. In fact,
> binary distros
I wrote:
> Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>> Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Some newbies get caught by our advertisement (which might be true for
>>> older versions of LFS, but is untested as of LFS-6.3):
>>>
It is not difficult to build an LFS system of less than 100
megabytes (MB
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>
>> Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
>>
>> ~snip~
>>> 3) When package management enters the book, include a procedure for
>>> building
>>> packages for a lower CPU (basically, import config.site from the LiveCD and
>>> adjust toolchain and p
Bruce Dubbs wrote:
> Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Some newbies get caught by our advertisement (which might be true for older
>> versions of LFS, but is untested as of LFS-6.3):
>>
>>> It is not difficult to build an LFS system of less than 100 megabytes (MB),
>>> which is substant
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Some newbies get caught by our advertisement (which might be true for older
> versions of LFS, but is untested as of LFS-6.3):
>
>> It is not difficult to build an LFS system of less than 100 megabytes (MB),
>> which is substantially smaller than the maj
Joe wrote:
> If someone can build LFS in 8-12 hours,
> perfectly and in a single session the very first time, it seems to me
> that either they're already experts or very lucky and haven't learned
> much from the experience.
>
> Joe
Sounds just like the first time I built LFS - of course, I fa
> Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
>> No, learning must be gradual, the reader must see a trouble-free
>> book first and _then_ experiment.
>>
> Learning is gradual, but is almost never trouble-free. A child learning
> to walk stumbles countless times before achieving balance and poise. I
> have stumb
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> No, learning must be gradual, the reader must see a trouble-free
> book first and _then_ experiment.
>
Learning is gradual, but is almost never trouble-free. A child learning
to walk stumbles countless times before achieving balance and poise. I
have stumbled qu
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> J. Greenlees wrote:
>
>> and this is done manually typing in, or copy and paste of the build
>> commands?
>> or is it scripted to remove the manual input [ slow point ] requirement?
>>
>
> It is completely scripted, see the LiveCD SVN repository. I can't affor
J. Greenlees wrote:
> and this is done manually typing in, or copy and paste of the build
> commands?
> or is it scripted to remove the manual input [ slow point ] requirement?
It is completely scripted, see the LiveCD SVN repository. I can't afford any
uncertainty due to typos for official LiveC
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote:
> J. Greenlees wrote:
>
>> 8 hour build time? unless using the build scripts I don't think it's
>> possible without brand spanking new hardware with massive amounts of ram.
>>
>
> ums.usu.ru (before it died in November, 2007 due to voltage spike): Pentium
> IV
J. Greenlees wrote:
> 8 hour build time? unless using the build scripts I don't think it's
> possible without brand spanking new hardware with massive amounts of ram.
ums.usu.ru (before it died in November, 2007 due to voltage spike): Pentium IV
2.4 GHz (without hyperthreading), Intel S845WD1-E s
> I agree for "586-class computers with only 16 MB" would give bad result if
> any.
> I have build IPCop in the past on a 586-class laptop with 160 MB memory in
> approximatly three days.
>
well, an i586 with 128 mb ram and a total hd space of 3 GB took 3 days
just for pass1 of chapter 5 with a
- Original Message -
From: "Alexander E. Patrakov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LFS Developers Mailinglist"
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:00 AM
Subject: LFS size and hardware requirements
> Hello,
>
> Some newbies get caught by our advertise
Hello,
Some newbies get caught by our advertisement (which might be true for older
versions of LFS, but is untested as of LFS-6.3):
> It is not difficult to build an LFS system of less than 100 megabytes (MB),
> which is substantially smaller than the majority of existing installations.
> Does t
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