On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 02:08:37PM +0300, Vladimir A. Pavlov wrote: > On Saturday 25 November 2006 11:13, jignesh gangani wrote: > > I have BLFS-6.1 as reference. > > First, BLFS-6.1 is _too_ old for using with the latest xLFS's. BLFS > editors recommend using development version of the BLFS book rather > than a stable one at the moment. >
This is good advice. Can I also remind Jignesh to look at both the blfs wiki and the cblfs wiki - you'll still encounter problems, but hopefully the wikis will reduce them. Often, the versions in the cblfs wiki are ahead of what's in blfs-svn at the moment - so long as you don't mix versions in gnome (glib, gtk, atk, pango need to match, as well as any gnome libraries and applications), and in kde (qt-3.3.7, arts-1.5.5, and kde-3.5.5 at the moment) you can follow whatever instructions are out there. > If you're going to build a package you should first build all its > required dependencies (and their dependencies as well), then those of > the optional dependencies you'd like (and their ones too), and then the > package in question. > Sometimes, you need to research what benefits (if any) an optional dependency will provide. You may also need to consider if you really want all the packages on your list. > > 2. Should I build X and Kde first and all the other softwares afterwards? > > No, actually. For example, you should build OpenSSL _before_ KDE. But > if you're going to build some X application the you have to build it > _after_ building X. > Again, the following remarks are directed to the Jignesh - Building a workable desktop is a big undertaking if you haven't done it before - in my case I build in excess of 125 packages (not including X). For me, a chunk of that is because I need some gnome applications, kde is a lot more conveniently packaged. But, even if you cut down to a mere 30 packages plus X, you will still have to build a lot before you get a "comfortable" desktop. So, I advise you to consider using a different window manager during the build - personally, I find twm painful. You also need to consider how you are going to google for help on the problems you encounter (e.g. lynx). Mostly, people should be using Xorg-7.1 now. If you don't have extremely new hardware, you might find it easier to use 6.9 this time, then move to modular-X for your next system (the difference between one big package and your choice from more than 175 packages). HTH ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce _______________________________________________ Clfs-support mailing list [email protected] http://lists.cross-lfs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clfs-support
