Robin wrote: > Just an observation. > Noticed that the book is no longer version 7.2 but ongoing release. > I'm part way through the book and some of the applications I'm installing > now require later versions of packages I've previously installed.
Generally, the older installed versions of a package will work with a newer package. That's not always the case, but I don't try to go back and rebuild a newer package just to satisfy a dependency unless there is a problem building or running the package I'm currently installing. Form the package developer's point of view, they can't always rely on a user having the most recent packages. If they need a specific version, that's generally made a part of configure calling pkg-config --atleast-version or --exact-version or --max-version. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
