Randy McMurchy wrote: > I do not see value in this at all. In LFS we are chrooted, so root > is a given. In BLFS, one should never build as root as a matter of > general principle.
The value for BLFS is that some packages may check some features of the running kernel - and some checks are only possible as root. SAMBA was known to do this in the past. So, this check ensures that the build is correct and optimal. -- Alexander E. Patrakov -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
