Re: gnome build tool

[Erik Bagfors <bagfors hpc2n umu se>]

> There is one related thing I want to address. Suppose I made a binary
> packages for Gnome programs and libraries with prefix=/usr/local.
> Somebody else might want to install it elsewhere, because he doesn't
> have enough space on /usr/local partition (or for any other reason).
> I know that AIX can change the partition sizes without problems (any
> others?), but many systems are inferior in this respect.
> 

Linux can do this if you use lvm.  See http://linux.msede.com/lvm/.  I don't know how good it works but it looks great! :)

/Erik - alittle OT

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