> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:43:56 +0200 > From: Pierre Labastie <[email protected]> > To: LFS Support List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] les in chapter 5 > > Le 23/06/2014 01:57, Philippe Delavalade a écrit : > > Hi. > > > > I have terminated chapter 5 and I'd like to install "less" now in order to > > use it in chapter 6 because in previous builds, I was worried not to be > > able to use it. > > > > I think that I've just to do > > > > ./configure --prefix=/tools && make && make install > > > > but is it sufficient ? > > > > Thanks for advie. > > > Hi Philippe, > I guess it would be sufficient, but maybe running "./configure --help" > to make sure (look at how the directories sysconfig et al will be named). > > If you fail building "less" and you do not need to do complicated things > with the pager, another possibility is to use"more". It is built in > chapter 5 (with util-linux) and usuable in chapter 6. That is usually > what I use. >
Bear in mind too that host-os 'less' can likely be used without too much problem - e.g from a second host-os shell. akh > Pierre > -- > -- -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
