On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:27:40 -0500 Mike Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip> > work. I think one of the things that makes LFS so nice is inclusion > of configuration > files/info needed to make some of the software packages work. For the > most part, getting the build configuration and actual build to work is > fairly easy. It's actually getting the software configuration stuff > to make the software work that's usually the PITA. Thanks for > including that stuff, it sure is a time saver. It sure is. A known working example cuts right through all the turgid prose or two word hints that most package devs thinks is documentation! > Oh, BTW, the system I'm putting together is a basic HTTP server with > firewalling, etc.. Just to give you an idea, the "normal" distro I > use on that is "Ubuntu". The time from pressing the power button to > when I get a login prompt using Ubuntu is ~2:45, with LFS, that time > drops to ~20 seconds on the exact same piece of hardware. A lot of that is Upstart, but not all of it. LFS's bootscripts are minimalist, but that's what you want if you are going to read and understand 'em - then write your own. (There'll be some nutter along shortly suggesting that LFS moves to Upstart soon, it should be called SlowStart!) Good note Mike, mirrors my feelings exactly. R. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
