[haiku-web] Re: update Ubuntu Build document
- From: "Dennis d'Entremont" <dennis.dentremont@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-web@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:53:42 -0300
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Urias McCullough <umccullough@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Urias McCullough
> <umccullough@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Dennis d'Entremont
> > <dennis.dentremont@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Can someone update the Ubuntu Build document created originally by Ryan
> >> Leavengood to include the new YASM requirement?
> >>
> >> I've used these instructions on 7.04, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 beta and
> they
> >> all seem to work, It's just the new yasm requirement that needs adding.
> >
> > BTW, any guide that still suggests setting HAIKU_IMAGE_NAME or
> > HAIKU_IMAGE_PATH is pretty much deprecated at this point - the best
> > (and suggested) method to build images/partitions, etc. now is to use
> > a BuildProfile as documented in UserBuildConfig.Readme. Based on the
> > BuildProfile type, it will set the appropriate variables and take the
> > proper steps to make sure its done properly.
>
> Ah, another one I see often: "sudo jam" - that really shouldn't be
> used when installing haiku to a partition, instead the user should set
> appropriate permissions on the device which is quite easy, or give
> themselves permanent permission to the device (like adding oneself to
> the "disk" group). Suggested use of that should pretty much be
> discouraged I think.
I do see your point here but I see that as a user preference thing. I've
been using sudo for all my builds and have yet to run into any problems. Is
there anything, other than best practice, that I should be aware of for
this.
DD
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