On 11/25/06, Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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
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Thank You Ken and Vladminir. I have pretty much new hardware.(AMD Athlon64
3200+, MSI RS480 Mobo, 400 MHz, 512 MB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT graphics
gard with 128 MB VRAM, Creative Audigy 2 ZS Pro sound card, Samsung 52X
CD-Writer, LG 16X DVD ROM). I want to try different things ( hei, that's why
I choose to build my own linux). But as I am builing it for the first time,
I am keeping my experiments to a minimum. Secondly, I am affraid that I will
screw up my new CLFS system if anything goes wrong. I have taken backup my
new system on my other HD.
Thanks again.
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Jigslinx
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