On 11/02/2014 07:18 PM, Roger Frost wrote: > Hi Armin, > >> We don't support Package Users in any way in any of the books. > > It's been in LFS for quite a while, so this is a pretty strong statement. >
Not as part of any book, so not officially supported is a better statement than the one above. > Anyway, that's unfortunate, I feel that Package Users (or "User Based > Management") should be supported in all of the books. > Your distro, your rules. We don't support any package management method by default and leave it to user. > After reviewing all of the options for package management that the book > highlights, this one makes the most sense to me. Being "unique to LFS" > was also intriguing. ...And it's not that difficult once you get used > to it (unless of course a package doesn't do what its supposed to). > > To each his or her own, but at any rate I believe it deserves as much > merit as DESTDIR. > DESTDIR may apply to any packaging method and it's more generic - so that might be the reason why it's (partially) supported. > If this is a personnel issue, I would be willing to contribute. The > hint defiantly needs to be updated. > >> Also, we >> recommend SQLite when building NSS - but even if you didn't install >> SQLite before NSS, the library from SQLite will overwrite one from NSS >> anyways in normal circumstances. > > Yes, I acknowledged that. Normal is relative. > >> Last, but not least - Do not top post. > > The subscribe page would be an excellent place to mention this sort of > thing, or the welcome email. > > Prior to making my first post on this list, I checked for rules or an > etiquette section and found neither. If you have a link to it, I would > like to read it so I can be a better subscriber. > Bruce recently added a footer to lfs-support mailing list mails but not for this one. I do agree that it needs to be mentioned somewhere where it's visible for everyone. > Back to "Do not top post," duly noted, however a please and thank you > will get you a lot further than a demand. > > > And finally, thank YOU for checking your own system and confirming that > my example was valid, your reply defiantly started me down the right > path to figuring out the problem. > > Thanks, > Roger > > -- Note: My last name is not Krejzi.
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