On a whim, I renamed the executable /tools/bin/touch and created a symlink from /bin/touch (the app from the host system) and the "make" completed and the app install without errors.
Could this be a mis-step when I installed the coreutils? -----Original Message----- From: Dewees, Robert L Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:00 PM To: 'LFS Support List' Subject: RE: error installing e2fsprogs Version 6.12 is installed (from coreutils v6.12 - per the instructions). -----Original Message----- From: lfs-support-boun...@linuxfromscratch.org [mailto:lfs-support-boun...@linuxfromscratch.org] On Behalf Of Muzer Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 1:05 PM To: LFS Support List Subject: Re: error installing e2fsprogs Dewees, Robert L wrote: > I get an error installing e2fsprogs: > > LFS version: 6.4 > Host distrib: CentOS 5.3 > Package: e2fsprogs1.41.3 > > Error (see below): touch: setting times of `subdirs': Function not > implemented > > <snip> > > > Any help will be appreciated. > > -rld > Looks to my untrained eye that you are either running an old version of touch (not 100% sure what package that is in), or you are trying to compile it on a non-ext2/3/4/reiserfs partition. I might be completely wrong though. Muzer. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page