On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:38:18 -0600 Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hazel Russman wrote: > > On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:28:07 -0600 > > Bruce Dubbs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hazel Russman wrote: > >>> In the search paths, the book says: > >>> "References to paths that have components with '-linux-gnu' should be > >>> ignored, but otherwise the output of the last command should be: > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib64") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/usr/local/lib64") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/lib64") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/usr/lib64") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/usr/local/lib") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/lib") > >>> SEARCH_DIR("/usr/lib");" > >>> > >>> In fact this list includes the -linux-gnu items, so the introductory > >>> sentence is unnecessary. It obviously came over from Chapter 5, where > >>> it refers to paths that still include the /tools prefix. > >> > >> What's wrong with the introductory sentence? The -linux-gnu directories > >> do not exist. > > > But they do! They're in the printed list above (1st and 5th item) and > > they appear in my list too. Or am I seeing things? > > $ ls /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib64 > ls: cannot access '/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib64': No such file or directory > > $ ls /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib > ls: cannot access '/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib': No such file or directory > > They are in the list but the directories do not exist. Neither do > /usr/local/lib64 or /usr/lib64. Or at least thy shouldn't any more. > > Non existing directories in the search path should be ignored. > > -- Bruce Ah, I see! It was that "but otherwise" that confused me. I still think it's ambiguous. -- H Russman -- 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
