Re: Current version of "Debian From Scratch"
On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:04:37 -0500
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>
> My goal is not what you would term a true LFS system.
> It is focused on what Beekmans writes in his preface stating "... but
> also serve as an ideal learning opportunity for programmers and
> system administrators to enhance their (existing) Linux skills."
>
> As I'm interested more in system administration than programming, I
> see minimal advantage in enduring the compiles. My focus would be on
> which packages were selected and why in the order chosen.
>
Just read the book, then. But it doesn't sink in quite so much as when
you're actually downloading and compiling each component...
> >
>
> When I asked if there were discussions anywhere, I was specifically
> referring to the latest "Debian from Scratch". I've been following
> lfs-chat@lists.linuxfromscratch.org for about three years :}
>
I would have said the way to go was to actually build a standard LFS,
then examine the Debian scripts and what is actually present in a
minimal netinstall. In particular, look at the Debian patches to
upstream software. I did a couple of LFS builds about fifteen or twenty
years ago, fairly early in its life, and learned a fair bit in the
process.
--
Joe
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