On Mon, Nov 14, 2005 at 12:25:20PM +0100, Clemens HAUPT wrote: > Am Sunday 13 November 2005 22:44 schrieben Sie: > > >> As it is recommended in the Book and > >> Gerrard says strictly this being the only > >> thing to be used: > >> ln -s $LFS/tools / > >> Ge> The above command is correct. ;-) > >> I only get the answer > >> ln: `//tools': cannot overwrite directory > >> Why not! > >> Chmod says: 755 > >> Owner root > >> Group root > > > >This is a question for lfs-support. > > Well, copied to it, but I don't want to be boring > > >I'm not sure, but it could be becaue you already have a directory > >/tools. Also, try doing `echo $LFS`, it seems like LFS=/ for you. > Maybe. As a matter of fact, the same reaction even I havent > mounted the partition, removed $LFS/tools or done as described > in the book exactly. > echo $LFS brings /mnt/lfs
The output you've provided suggests, that at the moment when you called ln -s, $LFS was set to '/'. So ln tried to link /tools to /tools which it can't do. -- Minds, like parachutes, function best when open -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
