I skipped that section too initially. And I know how to do a "cd" and more than that. Its all about losing attention and focus, and being "fast on the trigger". Given that LFS takes time to build even when automated, there should be no reason to skip reading the book :) Maybe a warning sign saying "It takes at least a day for fastest systems to build LFS, you dont gain anything by jumping straight to commands!"
-Armen. On Dec 6, 2007 10:03 AM, Luuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
