On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:04:37 -0500 Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> > My goal is not what you would term a true LFS system. > It is focused on what Beekmans writes in his preface stating "... but > also serve as an ideal learning opportunity for programmers and > system administrators to enhance their (existing) Linux skills." > > As I'm interested more in system administration than programming, I > see minimal advantage in enduring the compiles. My focus would be on > which packages were selected and why in the order chosen. > Just read the book, then. But it doesn't sink in quite so much as when you're actually downloading and compiling each component... > > > > When I asked if there were discussions anywhere, I was specifically > referring to the latest "Debian from Scratch". I've been following > lfs-c...@lists.linuxfromscratch.org for about three years :} > I would have said the way to go was to actually build a standard LFS, then examine the Debian scripts and what is actually present in a minimal netinstall. In particular, look at the Debian patches to upstream software. I did a couple of LFS builds about fifteen or twenty years ago, fairly early in its life, and learned a fair bit in the process. -- Joe
