If it's what I think it is, it's more than an "OOOPS" for me, but I'm
trying to be socially acceptable. This is a little long and involved.
Configure failed on binutils-2.24 with what turned out to be
gcc: error while loading shared libraries: libgcc_s.so.1: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
Now comes the really bad part. 'ls -al /usr/lib | grep libgcc' gives
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Oct 20 2013 libgcc_s.so
-> /tools/lib/libgcc_s.so
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 24 Oct 20 2013
libgcc_s.so.1 -> /tools/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
It looks like I got bit by my beloved Package Users system. The install
error log showed
*** The file or link: "/usr/lib/../lib64/libgcc_s.so.1" is owned by
root and not gcc-4.8.1
*** The file or link: "/usr/lib/../lib64/libgcc_s.so" is owned by
"root" and not "gcc-4.8.1"
*** The file: "/usr/lib/libgcc_s.so" is owned by "root" and not
"gcc-4.8.1"
gcc-4.8.1 is the "user" that built gcc. And it looks like, because the
link could not be removed, the library never got installed and I got
bitten really hard by my Package User System. I darkly remember seeing
that message at the time and didn't do any further checking. I've never
had anything like this happen before.
I had not removed the /tools directory after I completed Ch 6 in LFS-7.4
and probably wouldn't have caught this if I hadn't changed /tools to
/tools-74 as I prepared to build LFS-7.5. What's both interesting and
scary is that I built all of BLFS like this and not once did I have any
negative indication like a test failure or a failed build.
Additionally, while I was composing this post, I lost the ability to
access Firefox and ultimately Thunderbird. I rebooted. In doing so I
noticed that xfce didn't ask me for my password. When the system came
back up none of the items in the application that requred authentication
worked and I was not connected through Network Manager. I couldn't
find--didn't know which one--a log to describe what had happened. Since
the only thing I had done to the system was prepare to build LFS-7.5, I
removed the link to $LFS/tools and renamed /tools-74 to /tools.
Now to recover. At this point, I'm looking for suggestions or
modifications to anything I might say.
First Recovery Method: Instead of using /tools in Ch. 5 I could use
/tools-75--the name wouldn't matter. Then the only thing in that
chapter I'd have to adjust from the book is --prefix=/tools-75. It
would also mean that I'd have to adjust $PATH for user lfs and $PATH in
the chroot environment and for my package users.
Second Recovery Method: If it's feasible, rebuild and reinstall
gcc-4.8.1. It appears that the only thing that happened is that the
links from Ch 6.6 didn't get eliminated and the actually libraries not
installed.
I was surprised that I lost the capabilities I did when I linked /tools
to $LFS/tools. I've checked a couple of the links from Ch 6 and they
were deleted. It looks like I lost things like dbus and Network Manager
in xfce. Would they depend on libgcc_s.so{,.1}?
I am just absolutely amazed that all the checks and double checks and
testing didn't lead me to this at the time. Yes, I scrupulously follow
the book.
Right now, I'm thinking that the easiest way to go is First Recovery
Method. I don't know what else I'd lose if I removed the libgcc* link
to /tools/lib. I suppose that if it is feasible to rebuild gcc-4.8.1, I
could remove it and then see. And another recommendation for the first
method is "let sleeping dogs lie."
Thanks to all who "hung in" reading this whole thing. I welcome any
questions, comments and recommendations. Well, except, "I told you so
about Package Users." :) Actually, that was my fault.
Thanks,
Dan
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