Building in /usr/src not recommened by FHS

[LFS-User@…]

Noted in the "Notes on Building Software" section of Chapter 2 we somewhat recommend to download the source into /usr/src and build from there.

According to the FHS (see subnote 35), "Generally, source should not be built from within this hierarchy". I think we should abide by this recommendation and suggest a different location.

[archaic@…]

Or don't recommend a location and leave that to the individual. By the time they reach BLFS, they _should_ know enough to make that decision.

[bdubbs@…]

They don't give a rationale--curious. They do mention that the /usr directory is often shared amoung multiple systems.

In any case, I've been putting my sources and build scripts in /usr/src/pkgname and having the script cd /tmp; build; clean up. (The log dows go back to /usr/src/pkgname, but that is specific to the editor's job.) Does that seem like a reasonable approach for the book as an alternative?

[archaic@…]

The most reasonable seems to not mention a directory and leave such trivial policy to the reader. /usr should not hold logs as they are system dependant. For that matter, it probably shouldn't hold a source tree that has already been compiled because you cannot guarantee system independence.

[bdubbs@…]

Removed the reference to /usr/src from the "Notes on Building Software" section of Chapter 2.