Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-17 Thread DJ Lucas
Bruce Dubbs wrote: > OK, I don't have time for studying it now, but I did misunderstand the > proposal. > I'll go back and study it some more. > I'm working on Gnome again right now, but I'll put up a copy of the book in my home dir with the proposed changes on Friday evening if I have the ti

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-17 Thread Bruce Dubbs
DJ Lucas wrote: > Woah..reading a bit too much into it. As David correctly pointed out, > I'm only suggesting that creating the basic filesystem (sections > 6.2-6.6) be reordered, or rather reworked. > > Creating packages at build time is the goal, however, the packages would > be installed i

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-17 Thread DJ Lucas
Bruce Dubbs wrote: > DJ Lucas wrote: > >> Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> >>> Can you explain what you mean by "create the entire 'base'". >>> >>> >> Again, looking at this from a packaging point of view, IMO, all files >> and directories that are created manually should be together on one

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-17 Thread david zorg
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:31:14 + david zorg wrote: > Bruce, i think you're misunderstanding DJ's proposal - it sounds to me > like he's saying that if the creation of the file-system heirachy and > the essential files for the final system was done all on one page of > the book, it would make it

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-17 Thread david zorg
On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:03:14 -0600 Bruce Dubbs wrote: > DJ Lucas wrote: > > Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> Can you explain what you mean by "create the entire 'base'". > >> > > Again, looking at this from a packaging point of view, IMO, all > > files and directories that are created manually should b

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-16 Thread lists
Hello there: Maybe this is irrelevant and I hope I don't offend anyone... I've been working on a LFS package manager that works out of the tools available in the "tools" directory (plus rsync and file) and that I could use to manage my LFS servers. I used the union-fs tools and I believe I

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-16 Thread Bruce Dubbs
DJ Lucas wrote: > Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> Can you explain what you mean by "create the entire 'base'". >> > Again, looking at this from a packaging point of view, IMO, all files > and directories that are created manually should be together on one page > so that a single package can be generated

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-16 Thread DJ Lucas
Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Can you explain what you mean by "create the entire 'base'". > Again, looking at this from a packaging point of view, IMO, all files and directories that are created manually should be together on one page so that a single package can be generated and called 'lfs-base' or

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-16 Thread DJ Lucas
DJ Lucas wrote: > chapter 4? > UGH. I was thinking that 6.2 was at the end of chapter 5. Anyway, the request is to merge virtual file systems page with creating directories and the last 3 of 6.6 so that all directories and files that are manually created (with the exception of links that wi

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-16 Thread Bruce Dubbs
DJ Lucas wrote: > DJ Lucas wrote: >> a technical reason not to create the entire 'base' while in chapter 4? >> > Oops, that should have been 'chapter 5'. Can you explain what you mean by "create the entire 'base'". -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: htt

Re: Package management and creating the file system layout

2008-12-16 Thread DJ Lucas
DJ Lucas wrote: > a technical reason not to create the entire 'base' while in chapter 4? > Oops, that should have been 'chapter 5'. -- DJ Lucas -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content, and is believed to be clean. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/