#1952: Different configure commands for toolchain
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: [email protected]
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: lowest | Milestone: Future
Component: Book | Version: SVN
Severity: trivial | Resolution:
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):
So, we have 4 packages that upstream suggest should be built in a separate
directory:
binutils: binutils/README says "If you have GNU make, we recommend
building in a different directory:
{{{
mkdir objdir
cd objdir
../binutils-XXX/configure [options]
make
make install
}}}
From that, it strongly suggests to me that 'objdir' is actually outside
the source directory (otherwise the 3rd line would simply be ../configure,
no?). So, the current LFS instructions are fine.
e2fsprogs: INSTALL recommends a 'build' directory within the source tree,
so the current LFS instructions are fine.
gcc: INSTALL/configure.html says "First, we highly recommend that GCC be
built into a separate directory than the sources which does not reside
within the source tree. This is how we generally build GCC; building where
srcdir == objdir should still work, but doesn't get extensive testing;
building where objdir is a subdirectory
of srcdir is unsupported." Therefore, the current LFS instructions are
fine.
glibc: INSTALL says "GNU libc cannot be compiled in the source directory.
You must build it in a separate build directory." Therefore, the current
LFS instructions are fine.
Robert, was 'GCC' a typo in your last sentence, or have you found other
GCC installation instructions that advocate building within the source
directory?
I'm not at all convinced anything should be changed here.
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