Randy McMurchy wrote: > My feeling is that if folks vary from the book's instructions, they > are somewhat on their own. Sure we'll help if they write in to the > -support list, but not following the book means you should know > what you're doing, notwithstanding the fact that some packages > will unexpectedly behave poorly. > > More than anything it would set a dangerous precedent if we started > including information about what could happen if you don't follow > the book. To me, that would stimulate a never-ending cycle of "well > I did this, and it didn't work, so could you add this to the book?". > True, and I wasn't trying to imply that. My interest in DESTDIR and capturing this type of information about its gotchas was in trying to develop a *very poor* man's PM (more of a file-tracking method, really) in the hope that if/when LFS/BLFS introduce a PM(s), it will be an easier transition.
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