David Jensen wrote these words on 03/07/08 09:55 CST: > The version displayed for a package is gathered from general.ent. > Instructions that refer to that version are then 'hard-coded' in the > command text. For the Mozilla projects, there are many references. > > Firefox installation posibility: > > export FFVer=`grep "MOZ_CO_TAG.*=" client.mk \ > | cut -d_ --output-delimiter=. -f4,5,6,7` > > in commands place $FFVer where we now substitute &firefox-version. > > That way, the instructions would copy and paste for a newer version. > A convenience for the user, and less updating pressure for Editors.
I'm not a big fan of this as it sort of implies we support (have tested) newer versions than what the book has in it. Additionally, there are so many minor nuances (Moz packages might be an exception as they normally don't require command changes) that things could be a bit different (doc creation, test suites, installed files, etc.). We'll see what others have to say as well. -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.22] [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] 10:04:00 up 19 days, 1:49, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.06 -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
