Melvin Poindexter wrote: > 1) What is the current working directory when > executing 'mkdir ../binutils-build'? The top directory in the binutils source tree.
> 2) Which user should I be logged in as when executing > these commands? lfs or root? lfs > I am able to follow the commands in 5.3.1 while logged > in a root, however. But doesn't the environment > interfere with Binutils installation while logged in > as root? Other way around - root can unintentionally interfere with the in-place system (by making a mistake, or , and cause problems. Running as the unpriveledged LFS user, anything that would cause this will fail hard. > Also simply using the command 'configure' (as in > '../binultils-2.15.94.0.0.2/configure...') does not > work. I must cd into the '/binutils- 15.94.0.2.2' as > root and type it as './configure'. Again, doing this > as user lfs yields the error './configure: line 436: > ./config.log: Permission Denied'. This sounds like you unpacked the binutils source as root: you should unpack it as the user you're going to compile it with. -- Lennon Victor Cook -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
