On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 08:47 +0100, Andreas Hofer wrote: > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: building LFS > From: Randy McMurchy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: LFS Support List <[email protected]> > Date: Donnerstag, 06. Dezember 2007 01:59:26 > > > Dan Nicholson wrote these words on 12/05/07 18:42 CST: > >> > >> That's a pretty good idea. It also might be nice if we placed a > >> pointer back to the introduction text before the first package > >> (binutils-pass1) since most people probably skim that section (or skip > >> it entirely) and miss a crucial piece of information. > > > > Well, I suppose it couldn't hurt, but if someone is such a newbie > > that they don't know to unpack sources and cd into the working > > directory because they didn't bother reading the preface material, > > what makes you think they'll read anything but the actual commands? > > > > I think it's a waste of time. If someone doesn't know to unpack and > > cd into the newly created directory, they're not going read anything > > anywhere in the book to help them. They're going to blindly subscribe > > to the mailing list and ask for help (probably without even consulting > > the faq). > > > > Just my thoughts. > > > > I don't agree. I had exactly the same problem and solved it more by > guessing. But, maybe an addition to the general advice explaining that > after unpacking and cd'ing to the source directory some packages require > to build in a dedicated build directora could help a newbee and avoid > repetition of information. > > Andreas
exactly that point, about the 'dedicated build directory', was the point that i missed... again, i want to thank everyone for giving feedback on this, and yes i probably skipped the "Important" sections in chapter 5.1 ;-( Luuk -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
