Jim Gifford wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm a first time LFS user, and I'm working my way through the 6.0 >> revision of the book. I have purchased the paper book which I am reading >> for background, and I am using the online book for building my system >> (easier to copy and paste from online than paper :-) >> >> I am at 5.28. Texinfo-4.7, and I'm thinking that texinfo is probably >> not a required part of the operating system. >> >> It occurred to me that this would probably be indicated in the book >> somewhere, but I have not been able to find it, so I'm asking you: How >> can I tell which packages are required for a minimal, booting linux >> system, and which are optional? >> >> Thanks, >> Michael > > > All the packages in the book are required for a functional system. >
I don't agree with Jim on this one. I build bootable systems with several LFS packages missing. For instance, you don't need Sysvinit or Syslog just to boot. If you don't believe me try this from your grub prompt: kernel /boot/whateverkernel init=/bin/bash The system comes up, and you can run jobs on it. The real point is that to deviate from the book, YOU need to KNOW what YOU are doing. Since you ask the qestion Michael, then you clearly don't. :-) So, for you, Jim's advice is good. R. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
