Re: Unable to even start compiling

2010-01-31 Thread Bruce Dubbs
David Shaw wrote: > Hmm... Yes, I see that, now - but perhaps this is a little far removed > in time and space from the actual compilation process. Maybe that > comment about working directories could be duplicated in or refered back > to from 5.3? I think that reinforcement would probably h

Re: Trying to follow 6.5 instructions, but

2010-01-31 Thread Justin P. Mattock
On 01/31/10 21:46, brown wrap wrote: > I am trying to follow the 6.5 instructions, but running iinto problems. > First in trying to build gmp and mpfr, there are instructions to untar > their files and move their directories to new names. Tha's it, no > further instructions that I see. BTW, I am us

Re: Trying to follow 6.5 instructions, but

2010-01-31 Thread Bruce Dubbs
brown wrap wrote: > I am trying to follow the 6.5 instructions, but running iinto > problems. First in trying to build gmp and mpfr, there are > instructions to untar their files and move their directories to new > names. Tha's it, no further instructions that I see. BTW, I am using > the online in

Re: Unable to even start compiling

2010-01-31 Thread David Shaw
Trent Shea wrote: > On Sunday 31 January 2010 04:06:28 David Shaw wrote: > >> @Simon - thanks for drawing my attention back to that important notice - >> I had read it, but obviously didn't fully understand the implications. >> I'm not sure how it could be made clearer, though, without making

Trying to follow 6.5 instructions, but

2010-01-31 Thread brown wrap
I am trying to follow the 6.5 instructions, but running iinto problems. First in trying to build gmp and mpfr, there are instructions to untar their files and move their directories to new names. Tha's it, no further instructions that I see. BTW, I am using the online instructions: http://www.l

Re: Unable to even start compiling

2010-01-31 Thread Trent Shea
On Sunday 31 January 2010 04:06:28 David Shaw wrote: > @Simon - thanks for drawing my attention back to that important notice - > I had read it, but obviously didn't fully understand the implications. > I'm not sure how it could be made clearer, though, without making it too > Janet and John. >

Re: Step 8.4.1 Error while ./configure GRUB 0.97

2010-01-31 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Dmitry Sokolov wrote: > I want use dev-book of lfs, it's currently stable or not stable for > building? We haven't finished checking it out, but -dev is very close to what will be LFS-6.6. Actually your experience with it will help us with the release. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscra

Re: Step 8.4.1 Error while ./configure GRUB 0.97

2010-01-31 Thread Dmitry Sokolov
- Original Message - From: "Ken Moffat" To: "LFS Support List" Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 9:20 PM Subject: Re: Step 8.4.1 Error while ./configure GRUB 0.97 > 2010/1/31 Dmitry Sokolov : >> checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu >> checking host system type... x86_64

Re: Step 8.4.1 Error while ./configure GRUB 0.97

2010-01-31 Thread Ken Moffat
2010/1/31 Dmitry Sokolov : > checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu > checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu You can't build grub-legacy on pure 64-bit x86_64. The options are: (a) use an existing bootloader, if you have one (b) use lilo (with bin86) as in the clfs

Re: Unable to even start compiling

2010-01-31 Thread David Shaw
Thanks for the advice - at least I managed to correctly identify the problem :-) I do read instructions, though - I'm at that stage in my Linux learning that I know enough about Linux to know just how little I really know (oh dear, I'm starting to sound like Donald Rumsfeld ;-) ) and have yet

Step 8.4.1 Error while ./configure GRUB 0.97

2010-01-31 Thread Dmitry Sokolov
Hello checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu chec