Benedikt Schmitt wrote: > Dear List, > > currently I am setting up my first LFS build, which I do primarily to learn > more about linux, while great performance or flexibility are less important > (My machine is a standard Athlon i586 PC). > > On the other hand I also want to have a certain possibility to upgrade single > packages (apart from toolchain stuff, as discussed earlier) without > rebuilding all. > > The Book excludes any recommendations about which pack'man' to use, which > doesn't make it easy for newbies. So, I have (1) the suggestion to the Book's > developers to add a "if you don't know at all, take this strategy" sentence, > and (2) the following question to the whole list: > > > Which strategy do you recommend/what are the pro/cons of this choice? > > > Currently, I feel most attracted to the "Separate dir" or "Symlink Style" > possibilities, unless you strongly recommend sth else... > > Thank you for your reply. > Best regards, > > Benedikt > >
XStow is quite nice: Packaging: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make DESTDIR=/stow/package-name install Installation: cd /stow && xstow package-name/ Uninstallation: cd /stow && xstow -D package-name/ Jack Brown -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
