On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Rodolfo Perez <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > Im trying to build (as a start) a very simple > system with a simple WM. > I succeed to install lfs (6.8) with jhalfs (svn). I included the > blfs-tools, but now I failed to understand the blfs-tool instructions. > > > 1. I got a bit stacked on "Configuring and parsing the book". Only 1 > target can be choosen at once. Meaning, I choose 1 Packed, type make, > choose another packed, type make etc. Do I have to type make ~300 > times ? > > 2. I tried to install ALSA, which is at the top of the configuration > list. But apparently it needs libxslt . . . which is a part of "General > libraries". Can I not install the General libraries at once? > > 3. If I choose a package, which has other dependencies. Are this needed > packages automatically installed? > > 4. It says later: > When the build scripts are ready to be run, the Makefile can be > created. Be sure that you cd into the "package" directory and run > ../gen-makefile.sh > > Meaning I have to type ../gen-makefile.ch again ~300 times :-)? > > > > > BTW: Is there a wget-list for the blfs-book? Im living in Africa, > difficult to get access to a fast and cheap internet connection. > > > > > Thanks in advance for the answers to the "dummy" questions :-) > Greetings > ruedi > > > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
BLFS is different from the LFS base in that the book does not list packages by order of dependence. Each package has different dependencies that must be satisfied in some order. You'll need to install packages listed in Required Dependencies before installing the package itself. This may become challenging as some dependencies have other dependencies which also have dependencies ... There is no wget list for BLFS because not all packages are required in BLFS. BLFS is a big collection of potential packages. You just pick the ones you want and install those (and their dependencies). The strategy I usually use is to decide what I want first, and then come up with a list of dependencies for it. For example, one time I wanted Firefox first. But that requires X-windows and that requires a mess of other libraries. So I followed all those dependency lists until I got to packages without dependencies and started building those. Eventually I had Firefox installed on my LFS system. good luck, take your time. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
