okay, but when i ran the wget-list command to download all the packages in a previous chapter, it downloaded a "tzdata2016f.tar.gz" archive. do i ignore the archive thats all by itsself or what?
On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:04 AM, Douglas R. Reno <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:02 PM, Jared lima <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have already asked this but i figured i should make a dedicated post >> for this, plus my question still hasnt exactly been answered >> >> Using LFS 7.10 stable, >> >> Chapter 5.3, the part where you extract all the downloaded packages >> before compiling. >> >> When i extract the tzdata2016f.tar.gz archive, it puts all the contents >> into the source directory /mnt/lfs/sources , aka the folder where all the >> downloaded packages are. >> >> it doesn't create its own "protected" directory for all the files like >> all the other packages make. >> >> so im a bit confused if thats normal or not. i was told that the book >> extracts tzdata from within the glibc-2.24/build directory. >> >> so should i just move on, and let the extracted files rest inside the >> "root directory" of the location of all the extracted sources >> (/mnt/lfs/sources), or do i need to create a directory for tzdata2016f and >> change the permissions to what the others are? >> >> >> im sorry, this stuff is just a bit confusing to me. >> >> > Hello, > > In the book, tzdata is installed as part of the glibc page. We assume that > you are in the glibc-(insert version here)/build directory when you unpack > that tarball. Yes, it is a separate package theoretically, but as far as I > understand, it made sense for us to keep it in that page. > > -- > 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 > >
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