On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:48:17 +0200, feralert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > As I am new in LFS and this is my first attempt, I have a couple of > comments that might help make the book easier to follow (at least to a > non-english newbie like me).
Firstly, welcome! > - While going through the book the reader is not told what specific > package the section is talking about: > i.e.: in section "5.6. Linux-3.0.4 API Headers" it took me a while to > realize I had to unpack package "linux-3.0.4.tar.gz" (sure I'm a > newbie, but still...I was looking for a 'header' package or even a > 'linux-headers' package... isnt it better to make it clear, something > like: "First unpack package linux-3.0.4.tar.gz and get into the > unpacked directory...") I can kind of see your point here, but the Linux Headers page does say: "This is done by way of sanitizing various C header files that are shipped in the Linux kernel source tarball." > -The reader isn't told what to do with the building directories at the > end of the section (you get rid of them or you keep them?) > UPDATE: I found the following in the FAQ, so i guess this is it > although IMHO would be much clearer if stated at the end of every > section. There's also section 5.3 (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/development/chapter05/generalinstructions.html) which contains a big 'Important' box at the bottom describing the general build procedure a reader is expected to follow, including to delete the source directory unless otherwise instructed to do so. Regards, Matt. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
