On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:06:43 -0500, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > Matthew Burgess wrote: >> On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:37:20 -0500, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >>> So now the question arises: Do we need util-linux-ng in Chapter 5? >> >> > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter06/kernfs.html >> requires a '--bind' capable mount. So, we'd need mount from > util-linux-ng >> unless we add that as a host requirement. > > But we do that before we enter chroot. It's true that we add /tools/bin > to the > PATH in section 4.4, but is there a host in use now that we use that > doesn't > support mount --bind? > > In any case, do we need more or mkswap?
I think 'more' was added to aid those wanting to view log files from within the chroot env without having to compile 'less' in chapter 5. As we were compiling parts of Util-Linux anyway, then adding 'more' was pretty trivial. I tend to use tools from my host to view LFS build logs. I've no idea why mkswap is being compiled...maybe it came from some ICA builds and something in chapter 6 needs it, though I can't think what that might be. Based on the above, I'd be willing to see Util-Linux-NG dropped from chapter 5, assuming it causes no regressions, obviously. Regards, Matt. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
