Changeset dc133d43

Timestamp:

03/19/2023 12:20:48 PM (14 months ago)

Author:

Thomas Trepl <thomas@…>

Branches:

12.0, 12.1, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/tuningfonts, lazarus, lxqt, plabs/newcss, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, trunk, xry111/llvm18, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

992c9e7

Parents:

e4d0419f (diff), 0023106 (diff)
Note: this is a merge changeset, the changes displayed below correspond to the merge itself.
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Message:

Merge branch 'trunk' of git.linuxfromscratch.org:blfs into trunk

Location:

introduction

Files:

• important/building-notes.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• welcome/conventions.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

introduction/important/building-notes.xml

@@ -453 +453 @@
         <para><emphasis>Required</emphasis> means that the target package
         cannot be correctly built without the dependency having first been
-        installed.</para>
+        installed, except if the dependency is said to be
+        <quote>runtime</quote>, which means the target package can be built but
+        cannot function without it.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para><emphasis>Recommended</emphasis> means that BLFS strongly
-        suggests this package is installed first for a clean and trouble-free
+        suggests this package is installed first (except if said to be
+        <quote>runtime</quote>, see below) for a clean and trouble-free
         build, that won't have issues either during the build process, or at
         run-time.  The instructions in the book assume these packages are
         installed.  Some changes or workarounds may be required if these
-        packages are not installed.</para>
+        packages are not installed. If a recommended dependency is said
+        to be <quote>runtime</quote>, it means that BLFS strongly suggests
+        that this dependency is installed before using the package, for
+        getting full funtionality.</para>
       </listitem>
       <listitem>

introduction/welcome/conventions.xml

@@ -103 +103 @@
     build the package.  Packages in LFS, and the required
     dependencies of these required packages, are omitted from this list.
-    Always remember to check for nested dependencies.</para>
+    Always remember to check for nested dependencies. If a dependency is
+    said to be <quote>runtime</quote>, then it is not needed for building
+    the package, but only to use it after installation.</para>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Recommended Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <para>These are dependencies the BLFS editors have determined
-    are important to give the package reasonable capabilities.  Package
-    installation instructions assume they are installed.  If a recommended
-    package is not installed, the instructions may require modification, to
-    accommodate the missing package.</para>
+    are important to give the package reasonable capabilities.  If a
+    recommended dependency is not said to be <quote>runtime</quote>, package
+    installation instructions assume it is installed.  If it
+    is not installed, the instructions may require modification, to
+    accommodate the missing package. A recommended <quote>runtime</quote>
+    dependency does not need to be installed before building the package, but
+    must be built afterwards for running the package with reasonable
+    capabilities.</para>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Optional Dependencies</bridgehead>
@@ -119 +125 @@
     additional steps not presented by BLFS may be necessary.  Optional dependencies are
     sometimes listed without explicit BLFS instructions.  In this case you must
-    determine how to perform the installation yourself. </para>
+    determine how to perform the installation yourself.</para>
 
     <para>&nbsp;</para> <!-- add extra white space to improve readability -->