Re: Xorg 7.1 suggestion

2006-10-27 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 10/20/06, David Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Going through the Xorg 7.1 install, both manually and using jhalfs, I had a couple of thoughts that might make things a little easier. Thanks for your thoughts, David. First, I really appreciated the build routine that is shown on the

Re: Xorg 7.1 suggestion

2006-10-27 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Dan Nicholson wrote: The BLFS book is really not about scripting. A very special exception was made for Xorg-7 because it is so huge that this is the only way to realistically manage it. This stinks for jhalfs and scripters in general, but you have to remember what the intended audience is.

Re: Xorg 7.1 suggestion

2006-10-27 Thread Joe Ciccone
Bruce Dubbs wrote: That said, painful as it is, I'm not in favor of inserting a fairly complex script into each section of Xorg-7.1. Perhaps suggested scripts could be placed in the wiki to help this issue. This might be wiki material. #!/bin/bash set -e donefile=$(basename $PWD).done for

Xorg 7.1 suggestion

2006-10-26 Thread David Barron
Going through the Xorg 7.1 install, both manually and using jhalfs, I had a couple of thoughts that might make things a little easier. First, I really appreciated the build routine that is shown on the Introduction page. However since the routine is only displayed on the Introduction page it