I think it's necessary only if you run autogen.sh script. If you decompress the tarball and run the "configure" script directly flex is not a prerequisite.
2017-03-24 16:51 GMT-03:00 Michael D. L. <lfs-supp...@cosis.dk>: > > > > On 03/24/2017 08:02 PM, Tim Tassonis wrote: >> >> Hi all >> >> I am just in the process of building lfs 8.0 and came across the situation >> that binutils seems to link against flex if available, but is compiled >> before it. >> >> Would there be a problem if I compile flex before binutils? This would allow >> me to get the same results later if I recompile binutils when flex is >> available. >> >> Or is there a good reason why flex has to be done later? >> >> >> Cheers >> Tim > > > Hi Tim, > > LFS is a learning-experiment, so just try to compile flex, before you compile > binutils :) > > If it fails, you could always re-compile binutils, after the flex install. > > You'll come across many situations with circular-dependencies when you > venture into the BLFS-Part - best advice is keep trying :) > > Best regards > Michael > > > -- > 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 -- 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
