Re: [Ltib] Choosing Source Packages

[Stuart Hughes]

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