On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Douglas R. Reno <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> On January 29, 2015 1:21:28 AM Paul Rogers <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Got any ideas what LFS is going to do, and how we'll be able to update >>>> older LFS versions? >>> >>> > Hello, > > I can definitely say that upgrading Glibc is rather easy and painless as > long as you are confident in your abilities. I went from 2.16 to 2.20 on > one of my PCs recently. I compiled Glibc normally but at the before you > install Glibc, do the following to go into a single-user mode: > > *** IF YOU ARE ON SYSVINIT *** > init 1 > > *** IF YOU ARE ON SYSTEMD *** > systemctl start rescue.target > > Note that I upgraded Binutils, GCC, GMP, MPC, MPFR, and ZLIB directly > after I installed it, but that is just from personal preference. As the LFS > Motto states: "Your Distro, Your Rules". > > Douglas R. Reno > > Sorry, I just realized I forgot something. This requires that you kept your temporary toolchain around: Add /tools/bin to your PATH value in the beginning EXAMPLE: PATH=/tools/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin Douglas R. Reno
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