On Sat, 2020-08-01 at 16:16 -0500, Bruce Dubbs via lfs-dev wrote: > > > All mkdir commands should use -p whether needed or not, just for > consistency.
I'm not sure that "consistency" is the right word here: using an option consistently means using it when it is needed... Maybe "regularity" or so. > An exception can be made for mkdir -v build instructions > where needed. > > I think the entire directory tree should continue to be specified in > Section 7.5. Creating Directories Why? I'm more and more thinking that with the new layout, the place for "creating directories" is in chapter 4. > but adding a note that some of the > directories have already been created by commands earlier in the book > or > by earlier package install instructions, but are repeated for > completeness and do not affect existing directories. Pierre -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
