Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use [Solved]

2010-07-15 Thread Dan McGhee
On 07/14/2010 04:50 PM, Andrew Benton wrote: On 14/07/10 20:18, Dan McGhee wrote: In addition to the testing failures I've documented in another thread, I've also had an installation failure with GlibC-2.11.2. I know the cause though. It's a result of using the More Control and Package

Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Dan McGhee
In addition to the testing failures I've documented in another thread, I've also had an installation failure with GlibC-2.11.2. I know the cause though. It's a result of using the More Control and Package User package management system. I've encountered similar things in my previous builds,

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Ken Moffat
On 14 July 2010 20:18, Dan McGhee beesn...@grm.net wrote: The GlibC install wants to install sg.h, scsi.h and scsi_ioctl.h in /usr/include/scsi.  There are two ways in which to get the install process to proceed.  The first is for me to manually remove scsi.h and let glibc do it's thing.  

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Dan McGhee
On 07/14/2010 02:33 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: If you weren't using the package users hint, the problem would not arise. Therefore we can assume that allowing the kernel's headers to be installed is the well-tested choice. You are absolutely right, but I would not characterize it as a

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Andrew Benton
On 14/07/10 20:18, Dan McGhee wrote: In addition to the testing failures I've documented in another thread, I've also had an installation failure with GlibC-2.11.2. I know the cause though. It's a result of using the More Control and Package User package management system. I've encountered

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Andrew Benton
On 14/07/10 21:10, Dan McGhee wrote: On 07/14/2010 02:33 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: If you weren't using the package users hint, the problem would not arise. Therefore we can assume that allowing the kernel's headers to be installed is the well-tested choice. You are absolutely right, but I

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Dan McGhee
On 07/14/2010 04:50 PM, Andrew Benton wrote: If you don't replace the kernel's /usr/include/scsi/scsi.h with hte one from glibc then you will get build failures later on. I think it was udev which failed? Some other things in BLFS (cdrtools?) also fail. Just do what a normal LFS install would

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Neal Murphy
On Wednesday 14 July 2010 18:07:13 Dan McGhee wrote: I hope everyone who reads this is getting a good laugh. No, just chuckling and nodding knowingly. As I hobble around on my bullet-riddled feet. Need the t-shirt? As long as *you* are laughing, all is well. --

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Dan McGhee
On 07/14/2010 05:23 PM, Neal Murphy wrote: On Wednesday 14 July 2010 18:07:13 Dan McGhee wrote: I hope everyone who reads this is getting a good laugh. No, just chuckling and nodding knowingly. As I hobble around on my bullet-riddled feet. Need the t-shirt? As long as *you* are

Re: Ch. 6 GlibC Install Failure from Package Management--Which headers to use

2010-07-14 Thread Mike McCarty
Dan McGhee wrote: You are absolutely right, but I would not characterize it as a problem, but something to be considered and about which to make a decision. In fact, it's the reason I posted. Using only the instructions in the LFS book, this header file would be replaced three