Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> So a, possible bad or wrong, idea but why not moving file system tools from >> BLFS >> (as states the name it's beyond lfs) to LFS (supposing a different fs instead >> of ext3) ? > > The problem is that this would introduce optional packages to LFS (which is > traditionally supposed to be linear). However, I think that this is already > addressed by the following text in the book: > > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/6.2/chapter09/reboot.html <snip> > So maybe it only remains to add a sentence about filesystem support programs > below that. > > BTW, DIY Linux avoids the problem altogether by installing into a directory > and not caring about the filesystem at all.<snip>
Adding > complex setups would mean that people try them even if such setups are > beyond their abilities. > Having read this and thought about it some more, I guess I'd suggest changing the book to build into a directory, then add some chapters on moving the built system to a bootable partition - and then making it bootable. This way we can have a simple scheme for the Newbies and Volume Management or other exotica for the Gurus. This is what I actually do these days. Your last point is well made, however. I can't see much advantage to actually building the LFS core on an exotic filesystem, or maybe I'm missing something - perhaps it's much faster, for instance. On the whole, perhaps LFS has it right at the moment, anyone with the knowledge and desire can easily use the basic instructions - and even jhalfs - to do whatever they want, but the learners have a safe and predictable journey. R. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
