Re: [lfs-support] questions about chapter 5.5.1

2014-03-28 Thread Bruce Dubbs
wayne mcdanolds wrote: 1) I read it as the gcc pass 1 build just requires the in-tree sources of gmp, mpfr and mpc. Hello Rob, I agree with you about the compiling lfs (linux from scratch) from source. I have downloaded LFS v 6.3 and I am planning on compiling this. I haven't got the

Re: [lfs-support] questions about chapter 5.5.1

2014-03-28 Thread wayne mcdanolds
1) I read it as the gcc pass 1 build just requires the in-tree sources of gmp, mpfr and mpc. Hello Rob, I agree with you about the compiling lfs (linux from scratch) from source. I have downloaded LFS v 6.3 and I am planning on compiling this. I haven't got the understanding of compiling

Re: [lfs-support] questions about chapter 5.5.1

2014-03-28 Thread François Bissey
On 28/03/2014, at 16:24, Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com wrote: François Bissey wrote: Hi, I suspect it may be a case of to much knowledge is dangerous. Having some experience some experience is indeed a dangerous thing. in building cross compilers and bootstrapping systems in

[lfs-support] questions about chapter 5.5.1

2014-03-27 Thread François Bissey
Hi, I suspect it may be a case of to much knowledge is dangerous. Having some experience in building cross compilers and bootstrapping systems in the past I found some elements in that chapter troubling enough to stop and post here first: 1) There are instructions to download and unpack

Re: [lfs-support] questions about chapter 5.5.1

2014-03-27 Thread Bruce Dubbs
François Bissey wrote: Hi, I suspect it may be a case of to much knowledge is dangerous. Having some experience some experience is indeed a dangerous thing. in building cross compilers and bootstrapping systems in the past I found some elements in that chapter troubling enough to stop

Re: [lfs-support] questions about chapter 5.5.1

2014-03-27 Thread Robin
On 28 March 2014 03:07, François Bissey francois.bis...@canterbury.ac.nz wrote: Hi, I suspect it may be a case of to much knowledge is dangerous. Having some experience in building cross compilers and bootstrapping systems in the past I found some elements in that chapter troubling enough