From 2c55c716710e05cb2a23842885800975353717cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerard Beekmans Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:21:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Stronger words to discourage using newer software versions than listed in the book unless you are an experienced LFS builder. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2789 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter04/chapter04.xml | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/chapter04/chapter04.xml b/chapter04/chapter04.xml index e4bf547d9..30b21d297 100644 --- a/chapter04/chapter04.xml +++ b/chapter04/chapter04.xml @@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ Introduction -Below is a list of packages you need to download for building a -basic Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions -of the software that are known to work, and this book is -based upon them. You can try out newer versions, of course, but if you -experience problems with those versions, use the indicated version instead. -Often there is a reason for not using the latest version. +Below is a list of packages you need to download for building a basic +Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions of the +software that are known to work, and this book is +based upon them. Unless you are an experienced LFS builder, we highly +recommend not to try out newer versions, as the build commands for one +version may not work with a newer version. Also, there is often a good +reason for not using the latest version due to known problems that haven't +been worked around yet. All the URLs, when possible, refer to the project's page at Freshmeat.net. The Freshmeat