Bruce Dubbs wrote:
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In KDE there are about 20 packages. Each one has multiple applications
that can be built. We do mention that you can set a DO_NOT_COMPILE
variable, but the default is to build everything in a package. This
general approach is probably applicable to xorg7 too, although the
details will be different.
In some ways, I see the xorg7 build to be like the bash scripts
section--long and somewhat repetitive, but also showing dependencies so
users can customize as desired.
In the end, I think that most users will build everything because they
don't know if they need something or not and don't want to go back if
they forgot something. A set of scripts for each major section seems to
be the right way to go.
This is precisely what I did the first time I used BLFS. I put
EVERYTHING in because of my ignorance--this really is not a perjorative
term. And I agree with the scripts for the major sections. I think
that's what DJ has started to do.
If I remember correctly there are only five major sections, but the
possible 200 or so packages make the Xorg-7.0 modular build look
daunting. If the 6.9 build is called a monolith, then 7.0 is behemouth.
But, from what I've gleaned on DJ's page, Xorg wiki and the livecd
scripts probably not even 15% as complicated as Open Office--and not
near as time consuming.
I am, at heart, a lazy plagiarist and so have been studying the scripts
and makefiles in LiveCD since I already have everything downloaded. And
as soon as I get the dependencies put in my new LFS, I'll start playing
with the Xorg build and posting practical things rather than general views.
Thanks for your comments, Bruce.
Dan
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