Dan Nicholson wrote: > On 11/10/06, Ron Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> What specifically is the source directory? >> >> For example: >> I went to $LFS/sources and did rm -r gcc-build and I think that's >> correct? >> >> But then I rm -r gcc-4.0.3. Now i can not mkdir binutils-build for the >> Pass 2 so I assume I am misunderstanding what the source directory is? > > The source directory is what's in the tarball, i.e. the gcc-4.0.3 > directory. The build directory is where you will compile the objects > and executables from that source, i.e. the gcc-build directory. The > idea is that you do all the compiling in a separate location and you > don't mess up any of the source files. > > So, if you've deleted the gcc-build and/or binutils-build directories, > you may want to start over. The book should instruct you when you need > to keep the build directories. Everything else you should delete > immediately after your done unless you really want to keep them. > > -- > Dan Then apparently I did understand the source and build. However what I seem to be missing is how to "create a seperate /gcc-build directory" as instructed to do in Book 5.11.GCC-4.0.3 - Pass 2 when the GCC directory has been deleted. I can not mkdir ../gcc-build as far as I can see without the source (in this case gcc-4.0.3 directory) being in place. Correct?
You state that since I've deleted the build directories I may want to start over. I am in fact going to do just that but since this is still not clear to me hopefully my confusion can somehow be cleared up before I get back to this point again. Thanks, ron -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
