No objections to choice, and therefore optional packages, but it > might be the thin end of the wedge - e.g. some people think > autotools could be skipped, and *most* of the time the LFS book > doesn't need them (unlike BLFS, which needs them a lot of times when > things in the base system have changed). >
That issue has existed since day #1. Some people prefer to be LFS as minimalistic as possible whereas others prefer to have a well-rounded LFS system that has the parts you need for future changes. Whereas you might not need autotools during an LFS build, you are more likely than not going to need them very soon after LFS. You might never in LFS' life run "fdisk" after you first get LFS going but you still install them as part of the "well rounded" philosophy. There are countless programs and packages that fall under that category. Some are more clear-cut than others (autotools vs util-linux components). Gerard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
