Can I just throw in my opinion on this subject? I read the ticket and this subject in general has come up on many occasions before...
As a long time user of LFS/BLFS I would really LOVE to have a "management" tool for my systems that allowed me to update/upgrade and, probably most importantly, remove components in an organised and "safe" way. But I do not believe this should be an integral part of LFS, and probably not BLFS either. It is a subject that warrants - in my opinion - another book/project in the LFS family. If it was developed to offer the kind of system management tools that many of us want to have, the main books (LFS/BLFS) might need changing to support it, or might not, and if the "books" are followed *to the letter* then the LFS Manager could be dropped even after your system is built (Obviously I can see some circumstances where this could fail spectacularly, but guidance in the main books should make it clear how to build to support the management tools or what to watch for if you decide to deviate...) Could this be a way to stimulate some more life here? Develop a new book for the LFS family that provides system management tools. I'm sure PACA is a fine tool (not used it but not heard much ever said in a bad light about it) and maybe that becomes the foundation for such a book? Or something else... At least it would get some dialogue and some activity on here. A few blog comments and articles around the net might bring in some new blood with good ideas too. It may be that by trying to get the LFS and BLFS systems into such a position that a management tool could be dropped in before, during or after a build, that the books' structure becomes a better platform to develop the jhalfs type tools too... So perhaps some sort of architecture description and requirements specifications are needed first and then see what needs to be changed with what we have to suit what we need going forward. Sorry if this is noise or way off the mark... Alan -- The way out is open! http://www.theopensourcerer.com -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
