Changeset 511923a

Timestamp:

05/03/2006 01:42:16 AM (18 years ago)

Author:

George Boudreau <georgeb@…>

Branches:

1.0, 2.3, 2.3.x, 2.4, ablfs, ablfs-more, legacy, new_features, trunk

Children:

c5a416f

Parents:

93135fd

Message:

additions to the README file

Files:

• README (modified) (2 diffs)
• common/common-functions (modified) (1 diff)

README

@@ -76 +76 @@
     Q. "It doesn't work"
     A. Yes it does..
-
+    
+    Q. "How do I specify the build location"
+    A. The original LFS document worked against the well know location /mnt/lfs.
+       This script automates the build of all of the LFS series of books and uses
+       a default generic location $BUILDDIR. The default setting is /mnt/build_dir.
+       You may change this value to suit your needs.
+ 
+       The layout below $BUILDDIR is as follows.
+       $BUILDDIR/
+            jhalfs      (makefile,cmd scripts,logs..etc)
+            sources     (where packages reside
+            temptools   (temporary bootstrap system
+            cross-tools (CLFS only)
+                ...
+            FHS dir structure
+                ...
+    
     Q. "What is the function of the SRC_ARCHIVE variable
     A. When then symlinked master.sh runs it creates a local copy of the
@@ -84 +100 @@
        If the files are not found in SRC_ARCHIVE _and_ you have write priv to
        the directory any downloaded files will be mirrored there.
-
+       
+    Q. "How do I set the SRC_ARCHIVE location"
+    A. The best way to set the value of SRC_ARCHIVE is
+       export SRC_ARCHIVE=/wherever/you/store/downloaded/packages
+                       OR
+       you can change the setting in .common/config. 
+    
     Q. "Why have 2 copies of the files."
     A. The package files must be visible during the chroot phase and this is a

common/common-functions

@@ -54 +54 @@
         use DIR directory for building ${BOLD}$(echo $PROGNAME | tr [a-z] [A-Z])${OFF}; all files jhalfs produces
         will be in the directory DIR/jhalfs.
+        The current setting for BUILDDIR is "$BUILDDIR"
 
 ${BOLD}  -G, --get-packages${OFF}