Re: [Ltib] Choosing Source Packages

[Stuart Hughes]

Hi Mark,

It's all very variable in practice.  Fedora 9 has worked quite well for
me when not too highly patched.

Regards, Stuart

Mark wrote:
> Thanks Stuart. I'll give the source RPM a try.
> 
> I guess I'd always considered that the patched Debian packages might be
> a better bet for cross-building to an ARM target due to the fact that
> Debian support the ARM and other non-x86 platforms.
> 
> Mark
> 
> On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 13:15 +0100, Stuart Hughes wrote:
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> LTIB uses both currently and both are acceptable.  Another option is
>> Fedora, but like Debian packages, you have to be a little cautious if
>> the package is heavily patched or has a lot of build processing aimed at
>> desktops.
>>
>> The other thing to consider is that LTIB packages tend to relatively old
>> as I don't chase the latest versions just for the sake of it (limited
>> bandwidth and later is often bigger and more dependency ridden).
>>
>> I would recommend trying the LTIB srpm import mechanism that will
>> automate a lot of the process for you: go to:
>> http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/releases/9/Fedora/source/SRPMS/
>> and download the srpm for Ruby and then try:
>>
>> ./ltib -m addsrpms /some/path/ruby-xxx.fc9.src.rpm
>>
>> You will probably have to fixup the converted spec file (it will be in
>> dist/lfs-5.1/ruby/) but the good news is that it will be added into the
>> config system for you (you'll see it if you run ./ltib -m config).
>>
>> Regards, Stuart
>>
>> Mark wrote:
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I need to add some extra packages to my LTIB setup, including Ruby, and
>>> was wondering whether anybody has any recommendations regarding choosing
>>> appropriate source packages/patch sets.
>>>
>>> I'm currently considering either:
>>>
>>> a) Downloading the original source from package maintainer's site, or
>>>
>>> b) Downloading the Debian source package and the associated patch set,if
>>> any.
>>>
>>> I am guessing that option a) may give me a more recent version, but
>>> presumably patched Debian versions may offer some advantages such as
>>> fixes, updates, improved cross-build compatibility etc.
>>>
>>> I'd be interested to know what approach others have taken and whether
>>> anybody else has Ruby working.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Mark
> 
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