Eleanore Boyd wrote: > On 9/3/2012 12:24 PM, Israel Silberg wrote: >> Thaks all for the replies, >> Richard, what do you mean by puting it in a script to what is going on? How >> do I make the script write me the data I need? >> I know some bash scripting but clearly not enogh :-) >> And another question, if I want in the end tohave a LFS or BLFS system >> without gcc in it, shold I keep it in the toolchain or should I remove it >> when the system is done? >> How can I remove it? Should I keep its installation folder and not delete >> it in order to do make remove?
> Why do you want to remove gcc at all? If you want to add ANY new > programs at all, you'll need gcc in order to compile and install them > properly. Even if you want to use other compilers, they still need to be > compiled and installed with gcc prior to removing gcc at all. Removing gcc can do a couple of things. First is saves some space. Second, it makes is more difficult for a bad guy to compile malware for the system. The original worm, the Morris worm around 1988, propagated itself via email where sendmail automatically compiled a program and ran it. That hole has been closed for a long time, but in theory, the same thing can happen if the compiler is present. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
