Neal Murphy wrote: > On Wednesday 26 May 2010 08:33:20 linux fan wrote: >> On 5/26/10, Simon Geard <delga...@ihug.co.nz> wrote: >>> I can't really see how things can be improved (short of blinking red >>> text on *every* page), but it does seem like half the problems we deal >>> with are from people not following it. Are people not even reading that >>> entire "General Compilation Instructions" page, and skipping straight to >>> the packages? >> The important note #1 in ch 5.3 is clear. >> However, "General Compilation Instructions" never specifies the flow >> of events expected to follow: >> >> 1 - make sure $LFS is set to the target directory (export LFS=/mnt/lfs) >> 2 - change directory to $LFS/sources >> 3 - unpack the package tarball >> 4 - change directory to the unpacked directory created by tar >> 5 - follow package build and install instructions >> 6 - change directory to $LFS/sources >> 7 - remove the unpacked directory created by tar
We don't have it in a list, but it is in Section 5.3. I even put in a note as the very first thing in Binutils: Note Go back and re-read the notes in the previous section. Understanding the notes labeled important will save you a lot of problems later. I guess I'll need to reemphasize some more. :( -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
