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>Looking at the LSB-SI packages, I've noticed that some packages are what I >would consider "extra" beyond what the LSB specifies and others are "omit" in >the LSB-SI that are required by the LSB. Could someone verify my observation? >http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/lsb/src/si/entities/ >George (gk4) at bash bc bin86 SI-Extra // needed to compile the kernel which the test suite wants binutils bison SI-Extra // used to compile other parts of this suite bzip2 SI-Extra // the LFS stores all of the software in bz2 not gz so i need // this to build any of it. I could revert to .gz from upstream cpio cron SI-Extra // required by LSB db SI-Extra // required by rpm diffutils dummy SI-Extra // this is a fake MTA to allow cron to exist and comply with the // /usr/sbin/sendmail requirement ed SI-Extra // test suite complains when not included file fileutils findutils flex SI-Extra // used during compilation gawk SI-Omit mawk SI-Extra // we are required to have an awk, it need not be gawk gcc SI-Extra // used for compilation gettext SI-Extra // required for i18n support glibc grep groff SI-Extra // required by man gzip kbd SI-Extra // required to have a working console lfs SI-Extra // /etc init scripts linux SI-Extra // required by testsuite LPRng SI-Omit lpr SI-Extra // required by LSB m4 MAKEDEV SI-Extra // required to make a linux dist make SI-Extra // required by LSB man Mesa SI-Omit mktemp modutils SI-Extra // required for a working linux system mount SI-Omit // found in util-linux ncurses net SI-Omit // not required by LSB passwd SI-Omit // shadow contains this patch procinfo SI-Extra // can be left out procps psmisc rpm SI-Extra // required by LSB rsync sed sendmail SI-Omit // satisfied by dummy-mta above shadow sh SysVinit tar texinfo SI-Extra // used during compilation textutils time util vixie SI-Omit // this is cron which SI-Extra // required by testsuite XFree86 SI-Omit zlib #EOF <begin full Shaleh comments> please look at the list here: http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/LSB_1.1.0/gLSB/command.html several binaries from the above list are in that list. Items marked "needed for compilation" are only in phase2. phase3 is the actual LSBsi and is devoid of the compilation cruft. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
