Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:27:44 -0800 (PST) From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@ref.tfs.com> To: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Cc: current@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: TRUE and FALSE Message-ID: <199502230027.QAA06370@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199502230023.RAA16248@trout.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Feb 22, 95 05:23:23 pm
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> > The fundamental problem is that the source-tree should be self-contained. > > > > Just think about the benefit of a "make world" which will not hose your > > c-compiler if the c-compiler source is sick... > > And just where am I going to install the new tools? This assumes that I > have room for 2 completely independant 'systems' on the same box. This > is very rarely the case for most folks. And for those that do have the > room for both, an chroot tree works *almost* as good as doesn't cause a > lot of un-ncessary headache for the common case. Nate, a chroot tree has exactly the same size as one made using proper application of the $DESTDIR. Thinks about it... -- Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@login.dknet.dk> TRW Financial Systems, Inc. I am Pentium Of Borg. Division is Futile. You WILL be approximated.
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