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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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]>
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<sect1 id="rationale" xreflabel="Rationale for Packages">
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<?dbhtml filename="rationale.html"?>
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<title>Rationale for Packages</title>
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<para>
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Upon reading through some of the sections in this book, you may notice
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that a lot of the packages linked in some of the sections aren't in
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this book but rather in BLFS, and that some optional dependencies aren't
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even listed. Furthermore, some packages may be outdated. Lastly, some
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packages that have test suites don't have test instructions. These
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choices are very much deliberate.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Why Are Many Packages Not in the Book?</title>
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<para>
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Many packages linked on some of the packages' sections aren't in
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the book but rather in the BLFS book. There are multiple reasons
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for this, but the most notable one is the packages that aren't in
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the book aren't important for the main packages in the book, those
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being <application>Steam</application> and <application>Wine
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</application>. They are still listed anyway if users want more
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support out of the specific packages not specific to the main
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packages, like media playback for example. Another reason for
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packages not being in the book is that the packages take a lot
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of work to install and require jumping around. They can also require
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a lot of choice or take up space or RAM for no real benefit for a
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lot of users when there are more simple solutions, for example: a
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logind variant being completely unnecessary as the regular user can
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just be added to the <systemitem class='groupname'>audio</systemitem>,
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<systemitem class='groupname'>video</systemitem>, and
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<systemitem class='groupname'>input</systemitem> groups.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Why Are Some Optional Dependencies Not Listed?</title>
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<para>
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There are some optional dependencies that aren't listed, and the
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main reason for this is that they just would take up unnecessary
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space. If on the offchance you desire even more out of your system,
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there are plenty more packages in BLFS and is more geared for
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everyone, although this book focuses more on gaming.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Packages That Are Outdated and Why</title>
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<para>
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<application>GCC</application>-&gcc-version; vs <application>GCC
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</application>-14.1.0: <application>GCC</application>-14.1.0
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introduces a lot of bugs, leading to the inability to even
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compile the newest version with <application>MinGW-w64
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</application>. It also leads to unexpected test failures. Until
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these bugs are worked out, the <application>GCC</application>
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version will be &gcc-version;.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Some Package Test Instructions Aren't Included</title>
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<para>
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Many packages have Test Suites, which offer as a way to see if
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a package you just compiled doesn't have any bugs. However, in
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GLFS, a lot of these packages have test suites that depend on
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packages that aren't necessary in the book and would make this
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book larger than it needs to be. Part of the appeal of LFS is
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that you install only what you need and this book aims to reflect
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that. A lot of the tests as well aren't involved with critical
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components of the system but rather graphical binaries. If you
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wish to do test suites, BLFS has good instructions for them and
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covers all the required dependencies. However, some packages
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such as <xref linkend="gnat"/> have test suite instructions due
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to their system critical nature and if things go wrong can render
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your system unusable in some cases.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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