[lfs-dev] util-linux issues

2013-05-14 Thread Bruce Dubbs
1. The latest git commit in util-linux now has a fix for umount not remounting the root fs read only with a 'umount -a -r' command. I'm not sure if we should fix that in LFS or just wait until the next release of util-linux. We do have a workaround in place in the mountfs script, and it's a pr

Re: [lfs-dev] util-linux issues

2013-05-14 Thread Matt Burgess
On Tue, 2013-05-14 at 13:59 -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > 1. The latest git commit in util-linux now has a fix for umount not > remounting the root fs read only with a 'umount -a -r' command. > > I'm not sure if we should fix that in LFS or just wait until the next > release of util-linux. We do

[lfs-dev] Weired xml choice

2013-05-14 Thread Jean-Philippe MENGUAL
Hi, After a mistake in the translation reported by one user, I released a strange syntax in the xml. packages.ent contains: and chapter06/systemd.xml mentions, in the last command before the contents of the package, a ref to udev-lfs-&systemd-version;-1. I don't understand this choice of synta

Re: [lfs-dev] Script to check package versions

2013-05-14 Thread William Harrington
On May 10, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: Thanks William. -- Bruce Hello, I do notice one issue that has just cropped up with kbd. altlinux.org/pub/people/legion/kbd has: kbd-1.15.tar.gz kbd-2.0.0wip-20130514.tar.gz (added today am.) The script states kbd-2.0.0 is the latest

Re: [lfs-dev] util-linux issues

2013-05-14 Thread xinglp
2013/5/15 Matt Burgess : > On Tue, 2013-05-14 at 13:59 -0500, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> 1. The latest git commit in util-linux now has a fix for umount not >> remounting the root fs read only with a 'umount -a -r' command. >> >> I'm not sure if we should fix that in LFS or just wait until the next >> r

Re: [lfs-dev] util-linux issues

2013-05-14 Thread Bruce Dubbs
xinglp wrote: > Since we use symlink now, /etc/init.d/mountfs need to be changed. > > These should be deleted. > - log_info_msg "Recording existing mounts in /etc/mtab..." > - > /etc/mtab > - > - mount -f / || failed=1 > - mount -f /proc || failed=1 > - mount -f /sys

Re: [lfs-dev] Script to check package versions

2013-05-14 Thread Bruce Dubbs
William Harrington wrote: > > On May 10, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> Thanks William. >> >> -- Bruce > > > Hello, > > I do notice one issue that has just cropped up with kbd. > > altlinux.org/pub/people/legion/kbd has: > > kbd-1

Re: [lfs-dev] Script to check package versions

2013-05-14 Thread William Harrington
On May 14, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: I was just going to look at that. It looks like I'll need to add some special cases. I also noticed that it picked up perl 5.18 which is in RC3 as far as I know. Hehe. I saw that in the script and was all excited for perl 5.18.0! Sincerely

Re: [lfs-dev] Script to check package versions

2013-05-14 Thread Bruce Dubbs
I fixed that a couple of days ago. -- Bruce On May 14, 2013 11:25 PM, "William Harrington" wrote: > > On May 14, 2013, at 9:47 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > > I was just going to look at that. > It looks like I'll need to add some special cases. > > > I also noticed that it picked up perl 5.18 whic

Re: [lfs-dev] Script to check package versions

2013-05-14 Thread William Harrington
On May 14, 2013, at 11:27 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: I fixed that a couple of days ago. -- Bruce Is the script at http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/~bdubbs/lfs-latest-files reflecting your changes or do you copy the script after changes? Sincerely, William Harrington-- http://linuxfromsc

Re: [lfs-dev] util-linux issues

2013-05-14 Thread Rob Landley
On 05/14/2013 01:59:08 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > 2. Also, I did a test of setting /etc/mtab as a symlink to > /proc/mounts > and it seems to work properly although the output of 'mount' is a bit > more verbose. My objection of 'mount' not specifying the device for > the > rootfs is fixed. I th