Re: Changes to Xorg 7 instructions
Chris Staub <chris <at> beaker67.com>
2006-06-01 04:47:58 GMT
DJ Lucas wrote:
> Chris Staub wrote:
>
> It's still there, just not in those words. As mentioned in the
> introduction, build order is provided by the wget file lists. BLFS
> assumes all packages are installed in the order provided. The two
> (actually there were three) notes you had mentioned were unnecessary and
> went against the outcome of the community's discussion on what
> dependency information to include for xorg7.
Whoops, sorry for not paying attention. I see the file order in the wget
list and just read the note in the Introduction.
> Specifically, we (I think that might be three of us that agreed fully)
> had decided against any inter-package/inter-group dependencies, instead
> viewing xorg7 as a *single* package. There were two obvious exceptions
> (xbitmaps and luit) that were separated from their xorg defined groups
> simply because they couldn't be lumped into their group of packages'
> build, and be expected to work. For now, this information belongs in
> the wiki.
>
> -- DJ Lucas
Actually, I *do* also agree that dependency info for each individual
library and app does not need to be in the book. However, I do still
believe there is a difference between giving dependency information and
simply providing what I see to be simply an additional bit of necessary
installation instructions. In any case, what's in the book now certainly
does work. I still somewhat disagree with it, mainly that installing
everything eliminates the point of the "modular" build system, but I do
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> That's why it was removed a second time. I figured enough time had passed. This note cannot carry into the release. If it goes back in, it should be removed once LFS goes to rc. -- DJ Lucas -- -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
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