On 07/22/2014 12:42 PM, Fernando de Oliveira wrote:
> Em 20-07-2014 11:30, Fernando de Oliveira escreveu:
>> Em 19-07-2014 22:47, Armin K. escreveu:
>>> On 07/20/2014 03:20 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>>> Author: fernando Date: Sat Jul 19 18:20:56 2014 New Revision:
>>>> 13493
>>>>
>>>> Log: Revert some modifications made by Armin. I would appreciate if
>>>> Armin
>>>> continued as before, asking for modifications, instead of doing them
>>>> yourself. Thanks. You have all two systemd branches to play with.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why have simple instructions when you can have complicated ones.
>>>
>>> I wasn't aware that I am not allowed to modify the main book, sorry.
>>
> 
> I am still very bad in bed. But came here to reply and ask. So will
> write as few words as possible.
> 
> Problem is not to be allowed, but organization. Makes me feel more
> comfortable. I intend to apply any patches and or requests you do. You
> know much more than I do. I think there are two groups of editor, BLFS
> and BLFS-systemd. I don't think you would fell comfortable if I did
> modifications there. I don't like and don't want a fight, but a
> collaboration, as we have modified already BLFS to facilitate systemd,
> and even before you created the branch, I was already referring to it
> (when was gnome branch).
> 

If it benefits us all, then I wouldn't mind at all. As you could see,
the modifications were rather cosmetic than technical.

> Therefore, am asking already one thing, please (which will divide in
> many things, actually).
> 
> I have had wishes to change many packages but was not sure.
> 
> Two that I remember now are xoerg-server (libevent, for two or three
> updates, I wanted to include libepoxy, but always saw it as delopment,
> so did not)
> 
> Also Mesa, I am using myself some of the modifications you did, again,
> not sure if should put in the book.
> 
> Xorg was maintained by Igor. I have doubts there.
> 
> There are also other packages that need to be modified to follow your
> modifications.
> 
> I also have seen new packages you introduced and we have it as external
> links. If we do not need them in the book because for us it is optional,
> I would prefer to change the link to BLFS-systemd, instead of external.
> 

You should decide on that. Modifications aren't yet done. Modifications
to MesaLib, Cairo and Xorg Server (to name a few) still remain.

> Please, give us patches of those or at least open tickets, so we can
> eventually sync with yours. I mean not only the explicitly cited above,
> there are others, but I read and could not immediately do, because am sick.
> 

Everything is public. You can grab everything you like from blfs-book
ML. It's hard enough to sync from one branch to another, yet alone two way.

> 
> Finally, I wish the best for you systemd guys and congratulations. We
> will be much helped by your branch, as I wrote above. My differences
> were from some particular technical reasons, but you know that since
> long time I am looking forward to haveing a BLFS systemd.
> 
> 
> I have to go to bed, now, but will try to come back later today at
> lieast to create the tickets for updates.
> 


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