[Yum] Yum on a Linux From Scratch System.

[Robert Xu]

for a package manager, so i'll be able to use my own repository i've
developed over the years.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Michael A. Peters <mpeters at mac.com> wrote:

> Greg Ward wrote:
> > On 25 October 2008, Robert Xu said:
> >> Hi all,I was wondering how to install Yum on a LFS system. I currently
> use
> >> the 082608 SVN version of both the LFS and BLFS books, and I've been
> trying
> >> to install Yum onto my system for a couple of days. It keeps telling me
> >> python does not recognize yum, and i've tried everything. Can someone
> please
> >> help me?
> >
> > Probably not, since you did not tell us the exact error message.  Saying
> > that "Python does not recognize yum" is pretty vague.  Saying you've
> > "tried everything" is even more vague.  Why don't you tell us:
> >
> >   * what command you are running
> >   * what you expected to happen
> >   * what actually happened
> >   * what precisely you have tried to fix or workaround the problem
>
> Hi -
>
> I'm actually in the process of RPM bootstrapping CLFS (Cross-Compiled
> Linux From Scratch)
>
> I haven't actually gotten yum installed yet, but it did build for me
> (some of the deps aren't ready)
>
> This website is NOT anywhere near ready for public consumption but I
> will be detailing the process here:
>
> http://www.clfsrpm.net/
>
> I'm choosing clfs over lfs because it is easier to use clfs to make a
> good 64-bit multilib environment.
>
> Yum really only is practical to use if your system is RPM bootstrapped.
> Anyway - bootstrapping a LFS/CLFS system is a rather daunting task,
> especially if you care about doing things correctly.
>
> What is it you wish to use yum for on your LFS?
>
> >
> >         Greg
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