Re: [blfs-dev] [lfs-book] [LFS Trac] #3162: Glibc 2.16.0 Suggestions

2012-08-22 Thread DJ Lucas
On 08/20/2012 04:11 PM, Randy McMurchy wrote: Welcome back! LFS Trac wrote these words on 08/20/12 15:37 CST: Comment(by Krejzi): I just want to say that I personaly won't make use of /usr/libexec anywhere where I make the changes untill it is official. I was even thinking about

Re: [blfs-dev] mysql vs mariadb

2012-08-22 Thread Tobias Gasser
Bruce Dubbs schrieb: Oracle is not playing nice. http://blog.mariadb.org/disappearing-test-cases/ What do you think about dropping mysql and replacing with mariadb? i switched to mariadb january 2011 when oracle changed the build-system. i'm still using mariadb 5.3-series as mariadb

Re: [blfs-dev] Xorg Chapter

2012-08-22 Thread Armin K.
On 08/21/2012 01:28 AM, Armin K. wrote: Hey guys, as you may know dj made big upgrade by removing the wget files and provided instructions to make ones in order to simplify upgrades. He also included loops as default there with an option to choose a method how to install package by introducing

Re: [blfs-dev] Xorg Chapter

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Armin K. wrote these words on 08/20/12 18:28 CST: when running su -c make install, bash -e shell will exit on error because that command is incorrect - it would try to run make as user install ... It should be su -c make install. I am unsure tough if make install would do any harm if run

[blfs-dev] Errata

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
If nobody has any objections, I would like to comment out the Errata page from the book. Because a development environment does not have errata (if something needs to be fixed, just change the book), there really is no need for it. Thoughts? -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.24] [GNU ld version

[blfs-dev] Formatting for PDF Output

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Hi all, There are a few places in the book where long extended commands inside screenuserinput tags are not legible in PDF output. Here are our choices: 1) Not worry about it and comment out the PDF generation from the Makefile. 2) Create files that can be downloaded instead of having to cut

Re: [blfs-dev] Formatting for PDF Output

2012-08-22 Thread Ken Moffat
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 10:37:04AM -0500, Randy McMurchy wrote: Hi all, There are a few places in the book where long extended commands inside screenuserinput tags are not legible in PDF output. Here are our choices: 1) Not worry about it and comment out the PDF generation from the

Re: [blfs-dev] Formatting for PDF Output

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Ken Moffat wrote these words on 08/22/12 10:42 CST: I thought we stopped maintaining downloadable mozconfig files ? I'm not sure. You would know better than I. The list of UID/GID user/groups also needs to be fixed for proper PDF output as well. -- Randy rmlscsi: [bogomips 1003.24] [GNU ld

Re: [blfs-dev] Errata

2012-08-22 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Randy McMurchy wrote: If nobody has any objections, I would like to comment out the Errata page from the book. Because a development environment does not have errata (if something needs to be fixed, just change the book), there really is no need for it. Yes, that's the right way to go. --

Re: [blfs-dev] Formatting for PDF Output

2012-08-22 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Randy McMurchy wrote: Hi all, There are a few places in the book where long extended commands inside screenuserinput tags are not legible in PDF output. Here are our choices: 1) Not worry about it and comment out the PDF generation from the Makefile. 2) Create files that can be downloaded

Re: [blfs-dev] Errata

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Bruce Dubbs wrote these words on 08/22/12 11:08 CST: Randy McMurchy wrote: If nobody has any objections, I would like to comment out the Errata page from the book. Because a development environment does not have errata (if something needs to be fixed, just change the book), there really is no

Re: [blfs-dev] Formatting for PDF Output

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Bruce Dubbs wrote these words on 08/22/12 11:13 CST: My thought is to skip pdf generation. I don't know that anyone uses it and the book changes virtually daily anyway. That was sort of my thoughts as well, but it would be easy to fix that is why I brought it up. It is more than 1500 pages

Re: [blfs-dev] Xulrunner 14.0.1 needs modification for Firefox 14.0.1 [was: Xurunner ... ]

2012-08-22 Thread Ken Moffat
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:28:22PM +0100, Ken Moffat wrote: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 07:49:59AM -0700, Fernando de Oliveira wrote: LOL. Sorry about the Portuguese. Will try to remember the translations, next time. I had managed to become totally confused. With your two symlinks,

Re: [blfs-dev] [blfs-book] [BLFS Trac] #3413: CUPS 1.6.1

2012-08-22 Thread Ken Moffat
On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 02:27:56PM -, BLFS Trac wrote: #3413: CUPS 1.6.1 Changes (by Krejzi): Comment: Fixed in r10491, r10492, r10498 and r10499 Updated CUPS to 1.6.1 and added CUPS Filters package wich contains paralel and serial backends plus numerous filters that were

Re: [blfs-dev] Introduction

2012-08-22 Thread Jeremy Huntwork
On Aug 20, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Randy McMurchy ra...@linuxfromscratch.org wrote: Anyway, I'm glad to be back and I look forward to getting back working on the BLFS book again. I must really have stopped paying attention, I thought you were still leading the BLFS effort! Anyway, welcome back! I'm

Re: [blfs-dev] Xulrunner 14.0.1 needs modification for Firefox 14.0.1 [was: Xurunner ... ]

2012-08-22 Thread Fernando de Oliveira
--- Em qua, 22/8/12, Ken Moffat escreveu: De: Ken Moffat Assunto: Re: [blfs-dev] Xulrunner 14.0.1 needs modification for Firefox 14.0.1 [was: Xurunner ... ] Para: BLFS Development List Data: Quarta-feira, 22 de Agosto de 2012, 14:11 On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 10:28:22PM +0100, Ken Moffat

Re: [blfs-dev] Xulrunner 14.0.1 needs modification for Firefox 14.0.1 [was: Xurunner ... ]

2012-08-22 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Fernando de Oliveira wrote: --- Em qua, 22/8/12, Ken Moffat escreveu: De: Ken Moffat so, it bit me again. I'll have another try. mr. grumpy-and-confused. LOL again. Confused was I (or confused was me?). Well the English syntax is I am (was) confused. Or in Yoda speak Confused am

Re: [blfs-dev] [blfs-book] [BLFS Trac] #3413: CUPS 1.6.1

2012-08-22 Thread Armin K.
On 08/22/2012 10:36 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: Works for me :) I took a look at openprinting and saw that their ijs was old, with upstream now in ghostscript, so I kept ghostscript. One of my many mistakes - I haven't built the ijs part for years. As you note, ijs is required for the

Re: [blfs-dev] Introduction

2012-08-22 Thread Randy McMurchy
Jeremy Huntwork wrote these words on 08/22/12 17:53 CST: I must really have stopped paying attention, I thought you were still leading the BLFS effort! I had been away for many, many months. Anyway, welcome back! I'm certain the various projects will benefit from your energy and enthusiasm