2009/9/6 Marcus Wanner <[email protected]>: > Thanks for the reply! > So I can easily update everything except binutils, gcc, and glibc, just > like installing a new package? After that, is it OK to remove the old one? > What would happen if I used the old gcc to compile a new gcc, and then > tried to replace the old one with the new one (and did likewise with the > other toolchain components)? > If I can't do that, will the lfs 6.3 be good host for an lfs 6.5? > > Marcus
It should be a good host. For the rest, you would be on your own. I've made comments in the past about the static libraries from the toolchain - my gut feeling is that updating toolchain packages in place will probably leave packages still linked against sundry toolchain static libs, but I have no proof either way. ĸen -- After tragedy, and farce, "OMG poneys!" -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
