Hi Hamish, It seems that are compiling in a directory on the existing filesystem. You must instead make a separate partition, mount it (you need to be root or use sudo), change permissions for this newly mounted partition.
Thanks, Aditya ________________________________ From: Aleksander Kurczyk <[email protected]> To: LFS Support List <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 7 January, 2010 1:40:18 PM Subject: Re: you must type sudo before typing any command in ubuntu 2010/1/7, Hamish West <[email protected]>: > > Ok, my problem is, When I type in this command: > > > > mkdir -v ../binutils-build > > cd ../binutils-build > > > > Found on page:36 of LFS version:3.6 I get this message in return: > > > > l...@westnotebook:~$ mkdir -v ../binutils-build > > mkdir: cannot create directory `../binutils-build': Permission denied > > l...@westnotebook:~$ cd ../binutils-build > > bash: cd: ../binutils-build: No such file or directory > > > > My host is:Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" in a clean install > If anyone can help, please email me at:[email protected] > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Hamish > > _________________________________________________________________ > Time for a new car? Sell your old one fast! > http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157637060/direct/01/ -- Pozdrawiam Aleksander Kurczyk -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
