On 09/05/2012 09:55 AM, Jasmine Iwanek wrote: > On 2012-09-05 13:34, Baho Utot wrote: [putolin]
>> I always build all of LFS with -j4 or -j8 and it has not failed me. >> >> Maybe those that do have a problem are all using a scripted build vs >> those that don't have a scripted build? >> >> Suggesting that it may be only showing up in scripted builds? > Could well be the case, aye, but that kind of backs the original point, > as far as I can tell, we should not be having to support people who > didn't follow the book instructions (or as was pointed out by bruce) > didn't look before they leaped, after all, if you're unable to find the > time to do even one build by hand, what hope do you have to find the > time to properly script your builds and debug said scripts? > Leaping before looking is what I do well and it has taught me a great deal. Following a path by others may be a very good guide, but to truly learn requires ones to deviate from the beaten path and strike out on your own. How else can you create a truly giant mess in which to learn from? Like taking LFS and adding pacman packager. By scripting your builds you learn a great deal about linux and admin. One also has the opportunity to learn some debugging skills. Scripted builds also give one repeatability once they are working. I have scripted my LFS builds and incorporating the pacman package manager. I started with 6.8 and I am currently completing 7.2. I did so that I can confirm that my scripts produce a proper build, i.e. it was tested over the four builds which gave me the opportunity to weed out non apparent errors. I then took those same packages produced by the build and installed them onto 5 other machines so I could check to see if the build was generic for the i686 and x86_64 platforms. I now have a solid platform in which to create a distribution system ( as well building BLFS ) as for the computers under my care. I have learned many things. I still think that helping others even if they have failed to follow the book is a worthy goal as it shows where the book my be improved. Who knows by some not following the book new things are learned? Helping others is always good. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
