taipan67 wrote these words on 07/03/07 18:50 CST:
> A little background before i pose my questions...
Cool! Most just jump in ask the obvious. :-)
> I'm building my first {,B}LFS system using a combination of the 'pkgusr'
> & 'fakeroot' hints, & refining the process as i go. This involves
> installing into $FAKEROOT (or $TESTROOT in my case), identifying any
> errors, removing anything i don't want, stripping, compressing, &
> finally relocating to the live system. I don't mind the extra time it's
> taking, as i seem to be learning vast amounts about how everything works
> (& how to fix what doesn't), which was the primary reason for starting
> the project.
You just summed up in perfect words the {,B}LFS projects. I hope
you continue to use LFS-type builds in the future. Your attention
to detail sounds like you could really help out this project.
> When it comes to multi-component packages like Xorg & KDE, i'm undecided
> as to whether i should create individual package-user's for each
> component, or alternatively use one package-user for the whole
> overall-package - by that i mean package-user 'xorg' would build all
> required components in $FAKEROOT before relocating them en masse to the
> live system, & similarly for packages like 'kdebase', 'kdeadmin', etc.
I install everything as the 'root' user. I use a different method
of package management.
> <snip>
> Can anybody who's used similar methods highlight the pro's & con's of
> either alternative from their own experience, please?
I've heard good things about the Paco package (Sourceforge, I
think), but I use a home-brewed script. As far as user-based
package management, it just seems weird to me. But I'm from the
old school of Unix, hence, the installation of everything as the
'root' user.
I'm sure others may chime in as this is a frequent topic on this
list. You could search the archives and probably get a bunch of
info.
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