>>> I appreciate the work that you do for the book, Fernando, but I >>> think that you need to let users decide for themselves what they >>> need in each package. The "Command Explanations" section is used >>> to provide information for users to decide if they need to install >>> a package and add the necessary parameters to the configure command. > > Thanks, Randy. But if I did the move I described above, it would > increase the probability for the use to decide, I think. > >>> My point being, let the users decide what they want. > > Yes, I completely I agree, and have modified some parts of the book > according.
I agree too, but recommended != required. Many times users don't know if they need or will want a dependency that is not required. I feel the Recommended section provides advice to users in that situation. Of course users are free to not follow the recommendation. That's a part of the choice the getting in BLFS. My position is that packages in the Recommended vs Optional sections should mostly reflect the editor's judgement of what the user will want when using the package. It is just advice and part of the value added when using BLFS. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
