Randy McMurchy wrote these words on 07/12/07 14:29 CST: > taipan67 wrote these words on 07/12/07 14:16 CST: >> ...I also think it's a bit redundant having the same 'md5sum' link on >> every page. The ideal would be to split it into categories, & then each >> md5sum-file could be saved at the same time as the sources & used with >> the '-c' option to check the downloaded files en masse. > > There is no "en masse" in BLFS. I'd bet very few people download all > the packages in one chapter before building a single one of them. The > book is designed to be non-linear, and each package stands on its own > (dependencies noted).
After reading Dan's reply and then the original, I realize the OP was only referring to the X packages, and not the whole book. Yes, I think separate md5sums for the individual sections of the modular X build would be appropriate. -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.23] [GNU ld version 2.16.1] [gcc (GCC) 4.0.3] [GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.6] [Linux 2.6.14.3 i686] 14:31:00 up 7:38, 1 user, load average: 0.20, 0.16, 0.08 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
