Ken Moffat wrote: > On Fri, Jun 01, 2012 at 01:57:21PM -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> Ken Moffat wrote: >>> Now that pkg-config is returning to the LFS book, it's time to >>> consider how we deal with people using the current and previous LFS >>> releases (i.e. 7.1 and 7.0) which are without it. >>> >>> I'll begin by suggesting that, transitionally and for an >>> indeterminate period, we should keep it in BLFS, but with a big NOTE >>> at the top, e.g. >>> >>> "Pkg-config is part of LFS, but was omitted from the 7.0 and 7.1 >>> releases. If you are using a system which includes it, there is >>> nothing more to do. If not, you should follow these instructions." >>> >>> And eventually, once we think new users will no longer be building >>> fresh 7.0 or 7.1 systems, we can retire the page. I've stressed new >>> users because I assume anyone using svn versions of LFS knows what >>> they are doing. >> I think that's fine, and the same message for popt. > > Let's see if I've understood you : > > 1. keep the instructions for both pkg-config and popt in BLFS,
Only for a while until others have a chance to catch up > 2. but with that added text in both, Yes > 3. with the pkg-config commands changed to match LFS, Yes > 4. using Dan's pkg-config snapshot, Yes, jsut committed in LFS. Should to pkg-config-0.27 whe it is released. > 5. with popt replacing glib as the required dependency for > pkg-config. Yes. That's in LFS too. > If that's right, I'll do this part. After that, time to review the > glib dependencies to see if any should revert to requiring (only) > pkg-config. > > N.B. when popt eventually falls out of BLFS, the instructions on > using doxygen will disappear. Yes. I suspect other similar situations for some LFS packages. >>> Alternatively, we could point people to the development version of >>> LFS with a different NOTE, e.g. >>> >>> "If you are using an LFS system without pkg-config (the 7.0 and 7.1 >>> releases), please follow the instructions in the development LFS >>> book at http://..."; >>> >>> For that, we could reduce the page to 'Introduction to pkg-config' >>> with the description of what it is, and the note. I suppose we >>> should drop the version in the BLFS page if we take this option. >>> >>> Does either version of this sound useful ? If so, any better >>> wording ? >> Just adding to LFS-SVN is sufficient IMO. Yes, it's OK for now. Looking at the future, I think we should have a package freeze for both LFS and BLFS on 1 August and use August as a testing period marking BLFS packages as tested in LFS 7.2. Then release a coordinated LFS/BLFS 7.2 on 1 September. > I'm not sure that I understood that comment. You've now added it to > LFS, I *think* you mean we only need to fix the build instructions > and not add a link to LFS-svn ? Leave the links in the 40 or so packages to pkg-config, but have pkg-config point to lfs-svn pkg-config/popt. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
