Thanks for replying so quickly. I have been following it exactly and
am about to start the adjust the tool chain and did not see anything
about how to change the gcc file to point to /tools/lib.

I will continue with the adjusting the tool chain and I really
appreciate you responding.

Thanks!

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On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:57 PM, Eleanore Boyd <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 2/17/2012 8:43 PM, Jim Washko wrote:
>>
>> I am using Ubuntu 11.10 and LFS 7.0 with all the versions of the packages 
>> that the book is using.
>>
>> I am currently going through LFS for the first time.  I am compiling glibc 
>> now and have a question about the next step.
>>
>> Earlier in book 7.0, it says:
>>
>> After the Glibc installation, change gcc's specs file to point to the new 
>> dynamic linker in /tools/lib. This last
>> step is vital in ensuring that searching and linking take place only within 
>> the /tools prefix. A hard-wired path to a
>> dynamic linker is embedded into every Executable and Link Format 
>> (ELF)-shared executable. This can be inspected
>> by running: readelf -l <name of binary> | grep interpreter. Amending gcc's 
>> specs file ensures
>> that every program compiled from here through the end of this chapter will 
>> use the new dynamic linker in /tools/
>> lib.
>>
>> Is there a step by step process on the commands I need to put in and where I 
>> need to change this specific file?  This seems like a VERY important step to 
>> screw up and ANY help would be greatly appreciated!
>>
>> If I don't need to do this now, please let me know!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim Washko
>>
>>
> Don't worry. It tells you exactly how to do this. Just read the instructions 
> and do EXACTLY what they say, i.e. unzip the source, go into the extracted 
> source folder, and follow ye instructions from there. EXACTLY as printed.
>
> ...
>
> I've seen too many instances of people not fully reading the instructions, 
> screwing up and then simply running to the support list first instead of 
> trying to solve it themselves, so sorry if I seem overbearing on that part.
>
> Elly
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