> I don't see why the authors of LFS don¹t create a liveCD with the independent > tool chain ready to go and delete Ch 5.
Because this would remove a significant part of the education value, in terms of providing a context for understanding how to abstract and isolate a build chain from a given host system. [K. Mike Bradley] The part where one learns how to "abstract and isolate a build chain from a given host system" ... is beyond what I (and I think most newbie Linux'ers) would want or expect when we see "Build Linux from Scratch". I may be new to Linux (BTW: I have built LFS two other times) but I do know how to teach and reach people. This is a separate skill set independent of the subject matter one is trying to teach. I still think the book is for advanced people as it stands now. Having a LiveCD and focusing on teaching the components of Linux (from Grub to the kernel to bash ... a minimal system), and how these components are compiled installed ... ... as a first pass would reach a lot more people that the book is currently reaching. There is no reason CH 5 could not be made into a more advanced project book. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
