Matthew Burgess wrote: > Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> I am thinking about adding a new section to the book to address two tickets: >> >> #2196 LSB compliance for LFS >> #1673 Why is each package in the book? >> >> The tentative title of the section is "LFS and Linux Standards".
> When I originally started thinking about #1673, I thought that we'd want > to add a subsection to each packages' page in chapter 6 (probably just a > one-liner underneath the SBU & Disk space measurements, entitled > 'Rationale'). > > I think I like your idea a bit more though, as most packages' > descriptions will be the same; something like 'Core build package; > required for building most other packages'. > > So, in your proposal, we'd probably mention that most packages fit this > description, then call out specific exceptions to this, so we'd probably > have less than 10 descriptions in total, I'd think. It may even help us > rationalize our package choices; if we can't think of a reasonable > description of why a package is in the book, it's a good candidate for > removal :-) Possibly, but I can't think of any package that I'd want to remove right now. >> I'm thinking about adding it as the first section of the Introduction, >> but it could go in the Preface, the Appendix, or some other location in >> Chapter 1. > > It could also arguably go in chapter 3, where the full list of packages > is provided for download. That's a possibility, but I wanted to get the discussion about standards way up front. We could have two sections -- Standards -- Why is each package in the Book. However, I thought that the 2nd would flow nicely from the first. >> The first issue I'd like to discuss now is the name and location. I'm >> requesting feedback on the above proposal. > 'Package Choice Rationale' could encompass both the packages we have > selected and the adherence to or divergence from the standards you mention. I like the point, but am a bit uncomfortable with the wording. What do you think about 'Background for Package Choices in LFS'? > As a side note, I can't believe this was raised 4 years ago. Time > flies, eh? Sure does. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
