Re: [lfs-dev] Bump Linux Kernel Requirement

2013-07-06 Thread David Jensen
On Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:22:01 -0500 Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Armin K. wrote: > > On 07/06/2013 09:53 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> Armin K. wrote: > >>> We probably missed this one: > >>> > >>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/hotplug/udev.git/plain/README > >>> > >>> Requirements: > >>> - Version

Re: 6.16 gcc omit-frame pointer

2010-12-01 Thread David Jensen
in the line. If you see it once, you will know it is now default. > I have tried that, no the flag does not appear. But why would it if the default was otherwise? I have tried no flag, '-fomit-frame-pointer' and '-fno-omit-frame-pointer' with no difference in the cpp binar

Re: 6.16 gcc omit-frame pointer

2010-12-01 Thread David Jensen
On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:38:06 -0600 Bruce Dubbs wrote: > David Jensen wrote: > > > The point of the thread is that the 'chapter 5 gcc pass 2' and the > > 'chapter 6 gcc' instructions and explanations are inconsistent, > > confusing and wrong for all b

Re: 6.16 gcc omit-frame pointer

2010-12-01 Thread David Jensen
On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:59:35 -0600 Stuart Stegall wrote: > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 11:09 AM, David Jensen > wrote: > > Note: Section 5.10, “GCC-4.5.1 - Pass 2” does not use a case > > statement for the frame-pointer. Problematic for x86_64?  Perhaps > > both sections sh

6.16 gcc omit-frame pointer

2010-11-29 Thread David Jensen
Note: Section 5.10, “GCC-4.5.1 - Pass 2” does not use a case statement for the frame-pointer. Problematic for x86_64? Perhaps both sections should be: case `uname -m` in i?86 | x86_64) sed -i 's/^T_CFLAGS =$/& -fomit-frame-pointer/' \ gcc/Makefile.in ;; esac --

Re: grammar correction chap 4.1 LFS 6.6

2010-03-09 Thread David Jensen
. It 'may' be incorrect but it flows off the tongue better. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: klogd and System.map

2010-02-18 Thread David Jensen
urn off broken EIP translation so, I'm using loadproc klogd -c 3 -x --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: I got error at chapter 8.4. GRUB-0.97

2009-10-22 Thread David Jensen
nux    /boot/lfskernel-2.6.30.5 root=/dev/sdb2 ro } should be set root=(hd1,1) partitions start at 0, same as drives. maybe --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: The time has come

2009-04-25 Thread David Jensen
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:00:52 -0700 Dan Nicholson wrote: > Hi everyone, > > ... > it's time that I step away from my duties as an editor for LFS and > BLFS. > Dan, I will miss your input! Please keep in touch. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/m

Re: Changes in the LFS build procedure

2008-06-05 Thread David Jensen
nit.d/checkfs script. Tested with the help of Andre Müller. Fix suggested by Zack Doesn't really matter, but it should be ASCII. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: dhclient in LFS

2008-05-22 Thread David Jensen
discussions before in the past. I'm honestly not > sure anymore what the outcome of that was. > > Gerard I need ppp, I have no use for dhcp. ymmv --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Format for the future LFS

2008-03-05 Thread David Jensen
d PM selection are where the problems are. All supported PM's in all Packages/Modules: That is a great endeavor. That's my take. David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Gettext-0.17

2008-03-03 Thread David Jensen
I saw in a Genntoo newletter: Gettext-0.17, in LFS-SVN, includes a subset of libXML. Investigating, it includes a small subset of glib, a large subset of libXML and all of libcroco. Rebuilding using the installed packages is broken, configure doesn't correctly detect libXML and mangles the -I

Re: Clearing things off and getting going - again...

2008-03-03 Thread David Jensen
I expect it works as advertised. It is complete to start a deployment POC. Note though: Agnostic PM's including a 'basic no pm' need be supported in the POC. we already know it can be done. Where is Manuel? His input would be helpful. As always, your insight and productivity

Re: Poll about package management

2008-03-03 Thread David Jensen
[ ] Can't be used to transfer packages to another machine > [ ] Interferes with config.site files described in DIY-linux > [~] Will clobber configuration files wen upgrading package versions > [X] Doesn't explain how to package software beyond BLFS > [ ] Requires lear

Re: What if the book wasn't a book anymore

2008-03-01 Thread David Jensen
George Makrydakis wrote: > You know what? This can work on windows as well. LOL, and joe-sixpack visits LFS and clicks install ubuntu clone now! --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the ab

Re: What if the book wasn't a book anymore

2008-03-01 Thread David Jensen
tly, with odreex. > > Tell me what you think. I think you're on track. Excepting only that 'I' think XML is 'cutting butter with a chainsaw'. XML is unambiguous and if auto-generated I won't object. That said, are you thinking a lib and or libs and implementations or just the mod/standalone implementations. Gui? --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: What if the book wasn't a book anymore

2008-03-01 Thread David Jensen
The discussions on PM's have been interesting, > I favour using an existing PM, but other than that, I'm easy. Also handling overlapping dependencies between modules requires a PM that checks what is already installed. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailm

Re: Planning an overall direction for LFS

2008-02-29 Thread David Jensen
George Makrydakis wrote: > On Saturday 01 March 2008 00:55:04 David Jensen wrote: >> If I might suggest: Use Gerard as an arbiter, it is his project. >> > > Glad to hear about this. > Don't mention it. At my age, I need reminded, can't say if Gerar

Re: Planning an overall direction for LFS

2008-02-29 Thread David Jensen
ld be of mutual benefit. In private. > If I might suggest: Use Gerard as an arbiter, it is his project. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Planning an overall direction for LFS

2008-02-29 Thread David Jensen
Bryan Kadzban wrote: > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 03:31:28PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I would like to see UTF-8 in LFS. > > I thought it was? Or at least, I thought LFS was UTF-8-ready. (I don't > think we want to enforce UTF-8 on everyone, though.) > >> I'm not sure I like using XML for

Re: gtk+-2.8 tombstone

2007-03-07 Thread David Jensen
Randy McMurchy wrote: > David Jensen wrote: > >> Until we update glib, cairo, atk, pango and gtk everything is behind the >> 8-ball. >> > > Agreed. I will update all the above packages by the end of the > upcoming weekend. I'll also place a note in t

medit text editor

2006-09-04 Thread David Jensen
http://mooedit.sourceforge.net/ Though it is CMMI, documentation is scant, and some notes on run-time configuration files could be a help. Any way I think it could be added to the book, or just noted in other editors. thoughts from editors? --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blf

Re: ImageMagick "make check"

2005-07-29 Thread David Jensen
David Jensen wrote: grrrlgeek wrote: make check should only be issued after make install. It barfs spectacularly if run before install. Hmmm, it didn't barf here. I'll try it again on a partition were it isn't installed. It still didn't barf here. I moved it anywa

Re: Dependency on libiconv in J2SDK-1.4.2 ?

2005-07-28 Thread David Jensen
bly should be in BLFS. It's not a FAQ but there was a thread last month (fontconfig) and again now this month. If a person installs in /usr the iconv.h header is a goner. Probably it could be pulled from he glibc tarball, I haven't looked. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfro

Re: New BLFS Editor

2005-07-28 Thread David Jensen
-3.4.2 is out, Bruce committed 3.4.1 yesterday! :-) -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

File-4.14

2005-07-28 Thread David Jensen
While downloading File-4.14 I saw there is an official patch in. ftp://ftp.gw.com/mirrors/pub/unix/file/ It appears to fix 2 minor nits in the mime types.. I can re-diff it to LFS standards and commit it to Patches. I can't add it to the BOOK(s) though. fwiw -- David Jensen --

ALSA-Plugins-1.0.9

2005-07-25 Thread David Jensen
tried this? Feedback? -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

automake-1.9x

2005-07-24 Thread David Jensen
nd aclocal. Version maintenance definitely required. Whatever, it's messy as is. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

sed-4.1.4

2005-07-12 Thread David Jensen
A very minor nitpick. Recent versions of sed install sed.html in /usr/share/doc. I'd rather see it in a sub-dir. Attached is a svn diff. fwiw -- David Jensen Index: chapter06/sed.xml === --- chapter06/sed.xml (rev

Re: Small error in the emacs section (BLFS Chapter6, sect 2)

2005-07-07 Thread David Jensen
David Jensen wrote: Kim McCall wrote: In BLFS, Chap6, sec2, " Emacs-21.4a," which I access as http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/postlfs/emacs.html under "Short Descriptions" you list "b2m" twice, with different descriptions. I'm reasonably c

Re: Small error in the emacs section (BLFS Chapter6, sect 2)

2005-07-07 Thread David Jensen
ond one wants to be "ctags" instead. Thanks for all your incredible work, Kim Wrong list, But I will CC blfs-dev, and fix it. Thanks for the report. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: pkg-config-0.18.1

2005-07-06 Thread David Jensen
th: sed -i 's:pkg_failed=yes]):&\nelse:' pkg.m4 I will add that. And I will continue with but not commit the name change, just to be doing something. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Un

pkg-config-0.18.1

2005-07-04 Thread David Jensen
/, until everyone is caught up. More likely, they will revert it. Any one have an opinion? I think I may change the bug to unassigned :-) -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above

Re: lfs breaks

2005-07-04 Thread David Jensen
ust: unset CFLAGS maybe -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: gawk-3.1.4 and glibc-2.3.5: broken combination?

2005-07-03 Thread David Jensen
quot; }, { 114, "GPG_ERR_EALREADY" }, { 52, "GPG_ERR_EBADE" }, { 9, "GPG_ERR_EBADF" }, { 77, "GPG_ERR_EBADFD" }, no error! with Andersen's "EOF" not EOF. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: libstdc++

2005-06-27 Thread David Jensen
Tushar Teredesai wrote: Does anyone know why these libtool files are useful? I have been deleting all the .la files without any problems. I *guess* for libs in /usr/lib they are 'hood ornaments'. ymmv -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev

Re: libstdc++

2005-06-27 Thread David Jensen
this seems a short-coming of the supplied ltmain.sh's. However I have not been successful hacking them. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: libstdc++

2005-06-25 Thread David Jensen
Matthew Burgess wrote: David Jensen wrote: I noticed on linking a gtkmm app that the gcc source directory is listed as a library directory. e.g. (snip) -L/tools/build/gcc-build/i686-pc-linux-gnu/libstdc++-v3/src -L/tools/build/gcc-build/i686-pc-linux-gnu/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs -L/tools

libstdc++

2005-06-25 Thread David Jensen
/build, yours will say /sources or whatever you used. Cat /usr/lib/libstdc++.la and libsup++ to see what you have. I expect this is pulled into the .la all c++ libraries, I have 28 more with the noise now. Just wondering if we should remove it when we install gcc. thoughts? -- David Jensen

Balsa stable/devel

2005-06-16 Thread David Jensen
9: error: (near initialization for `labels[0]') and so on. Balsa 2.3.3 is good, 2.3 branch is said to be *semi-development* should we use it. Do you want me to test it. :-) thoughts? -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/

Re: SBU calculations

2005-06-15 Thread David Jensen
David Jensen wrote: I don't think it's a big thing, BLFS sbu ratios would then be *slightly* high. Few would notice. actually I think all the values could be grep'd, cut, adjusted with a ratio and sed'd, all in a for loop. Anyone up to the script? --

Re: SBU calculations

2005-06-15 Thread David Jensen
osing this for post-6.1. I don't think it's a big thing, BLFS sbu ratios would then be *slightly* high. Few would notice. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: flex-2.5.31

2005-06-12 Thread David Jensen
David Jensen wrote: Yes, but it is huge, see the size of the flex-2.5.31-debian_fixes-4.patch, it is all in there. 924K. It seems easier, perhaps 'more pure' to regenerate locally. Wait, there is more in the -4.patch than needed. So it's not that bad, skel.c and scan.c pat

Re: flex-2.5.31

2005-06-12 Thread David Jensen
Matthew Burgess wrote: David Jensen wrote: 1. The order of the files in flex-2.5.31-debian_fixes-2.patch may sometimes trigger regenerating scan.c, which causes the build to fail if flex is not already installed. -- Solution: Move the scan.c section of the patch to after the scan.l

Re: flex-2.5.31

2005-06-03 Thread David Jensen
David Jensen wrote: I'll try to find the livecd scripts and see if the other problems are addressed. Nope: problems 2 and 3 are not addressed. -- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the

Re: flex-2.5.31

2005-06-03 Thread David Jensen
Alexander E. Patrakov wrote: David Jensen wrote: -- Solution: Move the scan.c section of the patch to after the scan.l section. Build and install per the current instructions. Goto 2. patch -Z -Np1 -i flex-2.5.31-debian_fixes-2.patch Note the "-Z" option which causes dates

flex-2.5.31

2005-06-03 Thread David Jensen
/flex I could file a bug. David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: Flex compilation issue...

2005-06-02 Thread David Jensen
David Jensen wrote: touch -t 0303311951 scan.l make make install touch scan.l make make install Still blathering. Looks like we also need to touch flex.skl before the second make. Alternately the scan.l and flex.skl patch fragments could be moved to a second patch, then applied before the

Re: Flex compilation issue...

2005-06-01 Thread David Jensen
patched scan.l. But it's luck of the draw if the timestamps differ, and we have no flex at that point anyway. I think we must: touch -t 0303311951 scan.l make make install touch scan.l make make install IMHO, sorry if I am posting some of this twice, just clarifying! -- D

Re: Flex compilation issue...

2005-06-01 Thread David Jensen
I rebuild now, the flex bin is the virtually the same as my build. If I touch 'scan.l' before make, both scan.c and the flex bin are significantly larger. I'm going to change my script to: touch -t 0303311951 scan.l make make install touch scan.l make make install till someone say

Re: Flex compilation issue...

2005-06-01 Thread David Jensen
If the untar'd dir were copied with 'cp' rather than 'cp -a', the timestamps would be all wrong. That would force the flex attempt. --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page

fsf ? binutils

2005-05-24 Thread David Jensen
I'm guessing current development has moved to fsf, but the download link is still to kernel.org which i think is hjl? It should be fixed? --- David Jensen -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above inform