Ken Moffat schreef: > 2009/8/11 Bénoît Segond von Banchet <[email protected]>: > >> I completed ch 5 of lfs-6.5-rc2. So far so good. >> I wondered if the folder i686-lfs--linux-gnu in the tools folder is >> still necessary. It looks as if that folder was created in the first >> tool-building pass. In the second pass i686-pc-linux-gnu was created. >> >> Just to be sure: do I need both folders in ch.6, or did I miss something? >> >> thnx for your trouble.. >> -- >> http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev >> FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ >> Unsubscribe: See the above information page >> >> > > Are you really so short of space that it matters ? > > Most people have enough space not to care - build chapter 6 and > then get rid of /tools (or, for the cautious, rename it or just make > sure it isn't on $PATH and then test everything). > > Your analysis sounds correct, but I've not built 6.5 so I can't say > for certain. In general, the contents of /tools don't matter providing > it's good enough to build chapter 6. So, you may find directory names > such as /tools/libexec even though for the final system and in BLFS > we take steps to prevent /usr/libexec being used. > > Carry on and build the final system! > > ĸen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.50/2296 - Release Date: 08/11/09 > 06:10:00 > > Thank you for your encouraging answer. No, not space is the issue, but consistency. It captured my attention and led me to this sanity-check-type question: do I really understand the process, did I make a mistake somewhere? I understand that in the end the tools folder will disappear, but for the succesfull construction in chapter 6 it should have no flaws.
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