> I am using the LFS Live CD, version 6.3-r2145 and, because this is my > first attempt at building my own system, I'm sandboxing it by installing > to a Virtualbox VM. Working from the LFS book version 6.5 (actually, > re-reading this email before posting, could that be the problem? A > slight disparity between the v6.3 disc and v6.5 instructions?).
I used LFS LiveCD 6.3 r2160 and built LFS 6.5 reading the LFS 6.5 book and using the files it said to use. > My problem is that the first command under chapter 5.4, binutils - mkdir > -v ../binutils-build - fails with a 'permission denied'. First > question, am I working in the right place? > > lfs:~$ pwd > /home/lfs No. That is your problem. > If not, where should I be? What else do you want to know to point me in > the right direction? Did you read the book? > And yes, I know I'm probably doing something really simple and stupid, > but for the life of me, I can not work out what. Read the Book. It is very clear about where you should be and how to get there properly. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
