discuss: Compiling HOWTO, take 3
Subject:
Re: Compiling HOWTO, take 3
From:
"Diego M. Vadell" ####@####.####
Date:
13 Sep 2004 13:49:20 -0000
Message-Id: <200409131047.58332.dvadell@lantech.com.ar>
Ok, I changed this a bit. Now in the abstract I mention Junior Sysadmins, and
a procedure explaining how to become root with su was added.
I started a "Target" section in the introduction, but didn't know what to put
exactly: the knowledge and experience needed to follow it gets bigger as you
read. The first chapters may be for newbies, but the others are for someone
with a little more experience.
I appreciate your comments, thanks.
-- Diego.
On Monday 06 September 2004 17:00, Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> --- "Diego M. Vadell" ####@####.#### wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I have just uploaded version 0.3 of (hopefully
> > soon to be) compiling howto
> > in http://compiling.avsnet.com.ar/ .
> >
> > Changelog:
> > v0.3: Added an example of ld-linux not finding a
> > library because it's missing
> > in /etc/ld.so.conf
> > v0.2: Spellchecking, link to the license. Changed
> > "traduced" to "converted".
> > Added more instructions in troubleshooting.
> >
> > Somebody (I accidentally deleted his mail) told me
> > that I had to reconsider
> > the howto's target.
>
> That probably is me. I suggest rewriting the howto for
> a newbie. (The current one doesnt live up to a newbie
> expectation for reasons mentioned earlier ) or clearly
> list the requirements.
>
> Now why would a newbie user want to compile a
> software.
>
> Ideally everything they need would be prepackages and
> work they way they want. unfortunately this isnt tru
> in all cases. so a curious and persistent newbie might
> read your howto to understand better the general
> procedure for compiling software from source. hence my
> suggestion to give the specific commands and
> definitions.
>
> regards
> Rahul Sundaram
>
>
>
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