On 04-05-2012 08:23, Eleanore Boyd wrote:
> On 5/4/2012 5:34 AM, Scott Robertson wrote:


[...]


> Now, have you tried this solution: untar the package, go into the 
> unpacked directory, then do copy+paste operations to make sure you don't 
> inadvertently screw something up? Then all you have to do is make sure 
> you replace certain pieces with the appropriate value for the new 
> system. Tends to work like a charm. (Then again, I have a fascination 
> with progress scrolling up the screen, and progress bars moving...)
>
> Elly

Scott,

Elly is right. Read the printed copy, but copy and paste from the web or from a 
locally saved copy. You can try to understand everything, but after some 
machines built, will discover that many things, including commands, variables, 
configurations, command arguments, were not clear at first sight.

With the exception of those who originally built the LFS project from scratch - 
LFSFS :-), the ones  who replied to this thread, myself included, have, at some 
stage been newcomers to LFS. I had difficulties, but they were exactly due to 
lack of the required experience. I have always had good support. Eleanore, "a 
high school student working during a computer class and after school on such 
things as LFS", if I am not mistaken, could even be considered a newcomer, as I 
only remember her posts since March 2012, although with much better linux 
background than myself, when newcomer: this is not a shame for me, but it is a 
honour for her.

If we people were rude, you could just be ignored, at least in this thread. But 
we think that discussion is good and hope you have patience with us, as we have 
had with you (and others have had with me!).

(Mis)quoting what Bruce recently said: "try to be on the technical side and 
remember that faces are not visible in written communication, so a relevant 
part of information about corporal language is missing, which could be 
misleading".

This is a place for technical discussions, so let us do it peacefully.

Finally, thank you for giving this wonderful people the opportunity to show 
their generous and kind personalities.

-- 
[]s,
Fernando
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