On 03/02/2012 06:30 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: > It's a legacy from when modular xorg was introduced: to ensure that > the monolithic and modular versions built the same things, people > built modular below an xc directory, the way that monolithic xorg had > always been. > > Not necessary. Actually, since BLFS instructions assume you build as > a regular user, and only become root to install, /usr/src is probably > not the best place to build. ~/ is good. > > ĸen > >
My original question was badly written as I flat-out made a mistake. I follow the LFS documentation and compile in the /sources directory. I meant to reference the following: ------------------------------------------------- Linux From Scratch - Version 7.0 Chapter 3. Packages and Patches Downloaded packages and patches will need to be stored somewhere that is conveniently available throughout the entire build. A working directory is also required to unpack the sources and build them. $LFS/sources can be used both as the place to store the tarballs and patches and as a working directory. By using this directory, the required elements will be located on the LFS partition and will be available during all stages of the building process. To create this directory, execute the following command, as user root, before starting the download session: mkdir -v $LFS/sources --------------------------------- My question is, if the xc directory is a carryover and unnecessary for building X, why reinvent the wheel? A working directory is already mentioned in LFS. Again, it's by no means a big issue. It just seems more consistent and clearer to omit xc from the documentation. My point on /usr/src I'll save until I learn to better proof my post before submitting. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
