And another thing, when you have a compiler you never know if a software works because you wrote it good or because it has the compiler's enviroment. Anotger question a bit OT, can a LFS be built from rpms so we will have a comfertable way to update it? On Sep 3, 2012 9:21 PM, "Bruce Dubbs" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Eleanore Boyd wrote: > > On 9/3/2012 12:24 PM, Israel Silberg wrote: > >> Thaks all for the replies, > >> Richard, what do you mean by puting it in a script to what is going on? > How > >> do I make the script write me the data I need? > >> I know some bash scripting but clearly not enogh :-) > >> And another question, if I want in the end tohave a LFS or BLFS system > >> without gcc in it, shold I keep it in the toolchain or should I remove > it > >> when the system is done? > >> How can I remove it? Should I keep its installation folder and not > delete > >> it in order to do make remove? > > > Why do you want to remove gcc at all? If you want to add ANY new > > programs at all, you'll need gcc in order to compile and install them > > properly. Even if you want to use other compilers, they still need to be > > compiled and installed with gcc prior to removing gcc at all. > > Removing gcc can do a couple of things. First is saves some space. > Second, it makes is more difficult for a bad guy to compile malware for > the system. > > The original worm, the Morris worm around 1988, propagated itself via > email where sendmail automatically compiled a program and ran it. That > hole has been closed for a long time, but in theory, the same thing can > happen if the compiler is present. > > -- Bruce > > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
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