Changeset e7c62229

Timestamp:

10/22/2002 10:22:20 PM (22 years ago)

Author:

Larry Lawrence <larry@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.2.0, 6.2.0-rc1, 6.2.0-rc2, 6.3, 6.3-rc1, 6.3-rc2, 6.3-rc3, 7.10, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, v1_0, v5_0, v5_0-pre1, v5_1, v5_1-pre1, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

2b36b6b

Parents:

bf4e9f4

Message:

expand gnome introduction

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@351 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Files:

• gnome/gnome-intro.xml (modified) (3 diffs)
• index.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• introduction/welcome/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)

gnome/gnome-intro.xml

@@ -6 +6 @@
 sufficient to run Gnome 1.4 applications included in this book. The
 order of the pages are meant to follow the build order defined by the
-Gnome2 development team as published in the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.0/releasenotes.html">release notes</ulink>.</para>
+Gnome2 development team as published in the <ulink url="http://www.gnome.org/start/2.0/releasenotes.html">release notes</ulink>.  If a package is in the release notes build list, but not in this chapter, it has been installed elsewhere in the book.</para>
 
-<warning><para>While we have been successful in building Gnome2 from these
-instructions, we have also experienced several oddities in compiling and
-running these applications.  If these are build issues, watch for
-adjustments to the instructions as we better understand this
-product.</para></warning>
+<para>The installation of Gnome2 is a large undertaking and one we would
+very much like to see you complete with the least amount of stress. One
+of our first goals in this installation is to protect your previously
+installed software.  For absolute protection, we would construct a
+chroot jail for the installation, but since Gnome2 packages utilize the
+--prefix= option for configure, we will use that to fulfill our goal.
+There are two locations usable for our purposes,
+<filename>/usr/local</filename> and <filename>/opt/package</filename>.
+Since <filename>/usr/local</filename> is not utilized any where in the
+BLFS book, installation there would closely parallel a Gnome2
+installation using --prefix=/usr.  However, it is not
+entirely safe for us to assume that your installation does not have any
+files in <filename>/usr/local</filename>.  Therefore we are going to
+install with --prefix=/opt/gnome2.  This will require additional edits
+which are covered on the pre-installation page.  Removal of Gnome2 for
+any reason is as easy as removing the edits from the pre-installation
+page and issue the following commands:
+<screen><userinput>rm /opt/gnome2 -r &amp;&amp;
+rm /etc/gnome -r</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>If your system was completely built per LFS 4.0 and BLFS
+instructions, you have a very good chance of using Gnome2
+after your first install.  If you are a typical LFS user, you have made
+modifications to the instructions along the way knowing that you have to
+take those modifications into account on future installations.  You
+should have no problems integrating Gnome2 into your unique setup, but
+you will have 28 to 33 packages installed before you can run Gnome
+through any testing (assuming your window manager is preinstalled and
+tested). We would anticipate that you will be rebuilding gnome at least
+once to make adjustments for your setup. If this is the only chapter you
+are utilizing from the BLFS book, we think you should be successful by
+following these instructions, but you may find problems along the way
+that we may or may not be able to help you though on the blfs-support mailing
+list.</para>
 
 <para>If you don't need the Gnome 1.4 library environment, you may skip
@@ -21 +50 @@
 listed on those pages whether labeled or not. Gnome packages without
 pages are simply installed with:
-<screen>./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/opt/gnome &amp;&amp;
 make &amp;&amp;
-make install</screen>
+make install</userinput></screen>
 These instructions are simplistic to facilitate removal of Gnome 1.4
 from BLFS systems when it is no longer necessary.  These instructions
@@ -33 +62 @@
 have no interest in Gnome2.</para>
 
+<para>At this time, we feel that Gnome2 should be left in <filename>/opt/gnome2</filename>, but you can easily adjust the --prefix= option to your
+chosen destination. This can be done from the start or after a trial
+install.</para>
+
 </partintro>

index.xml

@@ -3 +3 @@
                         "/usr/share/docbook/docbookx.dtd" [
 
-<!ENTITY version "20021021">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "October 21st, 2002">
+<!ENTITY version "20021022">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "October 22nd, 2002">
 
 <!ENTITY % book SYSTEM "book/book.ent">

introduction/welcome/changelog.xml

@@ -10 +10 @@
 
 <itemizedlist>
+
+<listitem><para>October 22nd, 2002 [larry]: Expanded Gnome Chapter
+introduction.</para></listitem>
 
 <listitem><para>October 21st, 2002 [larry]: Basicnet: Updated to