I've downloaded jhalfs, svn version, rev 3466, to help ease the pain for my
second build of BLFS.
I've a bunch of questions regarding the working of jhalfs.
1. Can I build LFS first and then go for BLFS ? I mean, can I use different
jhalfs
sources for LFS and BLFS or do I have to use the same jhalfs I used for
both ?
And, is it that, I have to go for BLFS to begin with ? I'm lil' confused
here.
All I'm trying to know is that, can I build LFS and BLFS independently
of each
other at least in the matters of jhalfs ?
2. Can I build BLFS in a chrooted environment ? If not, how or what
files/config
do I need to change (a hint shall be enough !). I was thinking of using
the same
technique as LFS. Would this lead to any difficulties/complications from
point
of view of jhalfs ?
3. Can I stop the build anytime I like and resume from the last known point
?
Or, at least from the last package that was being compiled ?
4. Does jhalfs keeps track of installed packages even when I reconfigure
jhalfs
using menuconfig provided I unselect the 'Rebuild files' and leave the
$TRACKING_DIR intact ? This is because, I want to include lots of
additional
packages and also, alter the scripts for some of the BLFS included
packages.
And, I don't want to spend all time configuring/writing/adding new
scripts and
finally run menuconfig followed bu the actual build, but I'd rather
start building
the first few packages while, I'm editing/creating scripts. Later I can
add these
scripts and reconfigure jhalfs and start the build from where it'd left
off. This
can save me a lot of time considering the number of packages, complexity
involved in editing/creating scripts and actually wait for them to build
!
5. I need to keep track of the files being installed by each of the package
individually so I can use a package management tool like paco. How
do I integrate this into jhalfs ? I mean, is there an easy way of doing
it
other than to edit each script manually ? If a package manager cannot
be integrated into jhalfs, how I can extract the list of files being
installed
by each of the package individually ?
I would appreciate any response in this regard.
Thanks in advance.
Kevin
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