2011/10/20 feralert <[email protected]>
> 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). This are stuff that got me lost for a > while and think that, if clarified, would make the book easier to > follow (at least to newbies like me): > > - 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...") > > -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. > > "I didn't delete the source tree after my last attempt. Do I need to? > > Yes. In general make clean or make dist-clean can't be relied upon > for clean sources. Especially when you have manually hacked the > sources or applied patches to it you should first try again with a > fresh unpacked package. The only exception to this rule is the linux > kernel, which requires its sources to be present when third-party > modules, such as the NVidia drivers, are needed." > > > Cheers, > Fred. > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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