On Thu, 25 Aug 2016 14:22:18 +0200 Pierre Labastie <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 25/08/2016 12:32, Hazel Russman wrote: > > There seem to be a couple of typos in the paragraph on building glibc. The > > --host parameter would be $LFS_TGT which evaluates (for a 32-bit system) to > > i686-lfs-linux-gnu, not i686-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc as written. > > > > Hazel > > Hi Hazel, > > I guess you mean the sentence "The compiler is generally not an issue > since Glibc will always use the compiler relating to the /|--host|/ > parameter passed to its configure script, e.g. in our case, > i686-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc". I trust you about English, but for me, the > "e.g." may as well refer to the compiler... > > > Pierre > Yes, I was hasty. The second reference (to CC) is correct. The first, which you quoted, is definitely ambiguous. As phrased, it could refer either to the --host parameter itself or to the compiler which configure chooses as a consequence. May I suggest a small emendation for clarity: "...configure script. In our case, this compiler will be i686-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc." Hazel -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
