On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Jared lima <[email protected]> wrote:
> ok, so when i run that command, i should expect the creation of a folder > containing the contents like what the other packages make? > > because when i ran the command to extract a tar.gz file, this archive > dumped all the contents into the "root directory" for /sources. it didn't > create its own folder. > > On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 2:07 AM, Douglas R. Reno <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Jared lima <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> tzdata2016f is a separate file archive. We use that "tar -xf ..." command >> to untar it. >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> >> > > When you decompress that package, because of the way that it is created, it does not create a separate directory. Our instructions have it unpacked in the "glibc-2.24/build" directory.
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