Patrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> [code] > ../binutils-2.15.91.0.2/configure --prefix=/tools \ > --disable-nls > [/code] > > it says to do that, but.. does the "\" after the --prefix=/tools mean > anything, or matter, or is it just because the PDF had to fit the > command in 2 lines or someting... The "\" character is the shell line conitnuation character - meaning the shell will not execute the command yet, as you have more data to type. It's primarily done in the book due to space considerations and to control line- wrapping. IF you copy & paste the commands from the book, they will work fine, as well as if you type them verbatim (i.e. still multi-line). However, if you don't have the command on multiple lines, you should *remove* the "\" from the command. For example: ../binutils-2.15.91.0.2/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls is correct, whereas: ../binutils-2.15.91.0.2/configure --prefix=/tools / --disable-nls is not (and actually produces unexpected results). -- - Steve Crosby -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
