On Thu, 13 Oct 2005, Melvin Poindexter wrote:
1) What is the current working directory when
executing 'mkdir ../binutils-build'?
For each package you install, you must unpack the archive. This will
create a source directory. You must then cd into the newly created
source directory. In your case. You would have the archive in
$LFS/sources. When you unpack it, you will get a directory called
$LFS/sources/binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2
You need to be in this directory when you execute the mkdir
../binutils-build command. This will place the build directory right
along side binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2 under $LFS/sources.
2) Which user should I be logged in as when executing
these commands? lfs or root?
At this point in the game, you need to be logged in as lfs. If you
recall, lfs has ownership of only two directories: $LFS/tools and
$LFS/sources. If you are $LFS/sources when you try the mkdir
../binutils-build from question 1, it would be trying to make the
binutils-build directory in / (where lfs does not have ownership) this
is why you were getting a permission denied.
Chapter 5.3.1 is unclear to me. Ch. 4 left off
sourcing the newly created .bash_profile while logged
in as LFS (current dir: '/home/lfs'). If I continue
logged in as LFS in Ch.5, then I cannot create the
'../binutils-build' directory. Permission Denied.
See above. I got ahead of myself ;)
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?
Again, being in the right directory will solve your problem. You will be
able to do everything you need to as user lfs.
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 part I am not 100% sure on. Try it over again with the suggestions
above and perhaps this error will be solved in the process, if not, let
us know!
I hope some or all of this has been useful. Enjoy your build.
-Seth
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