Joe Kohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:423906BC.6030605 @wright.edu:
<snip> > > In the .bashrc file on page 31 PATH =/tools/bin (no such file on the cd > so it must end up on the ramdisk or else it dosen't exist). Moving ahead > to the middle of page 41: > Binutils installs its assembler and linker in two locations, /tools/bin > and ... The problem for me is how to get all of this on the hard drive > and not the ramdisk. Can I just replace /tools with something like > $LFS/mytools (making sure $LFS=/mnt/lfs) ? > > I think what has happened is that the authors began the book with the > idea of using a standard distribution (see top of page 3) and then > added the cd later (see page 10). Both cases use the term "host". These > are quite different. > > Did you do the build using only the LFS6.0 cd and a clean disk? > > Joe > Your missing some important steps in the setting up phase of the book. Specifically, the point where you create the /tools symlink into $LFS/tools - this is where the /tools comes from, and the fact that it is a symlink means it will actually install into $LFS/tools. You should re-read Chapter 4, this has all the relevant details and explnations. -- - Steve Crosby -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
