[lfs-support] LFS-7.4-rc1 is released

2013-08-16 Thread Bruce Dubbs
The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS Version 7.4-rc1. This is the first release candidate on the road to LFS-7.4. It is a major release with toolchain updates to binutils, glibc, and gcc. In total, 32 packages were updated from LFS-7.3 and changes to

[lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread inquiring . mind
Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from

[lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread inquiring . mind
Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread Bruce Dubbs
inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread Carl Thorn
From: inquiring.m...@hushmail.com inquiring.m...@hushmail.com To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 1:46 PM Subject: [lfs-support] Newbie Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread William Harrington
On Aug 16, 2013, at 1:46 PM, inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread Jean-Philippe MENGUAL
On vendredi 16 août 2013 à 19:46:24 (+0100), inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, Hi, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. LFS is a book. On the

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread Aleksandar Kuktin
Hello and welcome. Feel as if at home. On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:46:24 +0100 inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. You

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread William Harrington
On Aug 16, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Aleksandar Kuktin wrote: As stated above, you can use the LFS live CD although it is rather old. Can't build current LFS with LFS 6.3 livecd. That's why I've updated it. But that will soon come to an end with gcc-4.8.x targets. the 6.3 livecd uses gcc 4.1.2

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote: As far I know, you can toogle, in your bios, between classical and UEFI mode. You should enable classic mode. Not with a 3T drive. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html

Re: [blfs-support] Need help with libass install

2013-08-16 Thread William Harrington
On Aug 16, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Dave Wagler wrote: I just can't figure out how to write the configure command to suppress this check. Thanks for any help. Libass isn't in BLFS. Where did you get libass? Maybe you need to install fribidi! Sincerely, William Harrington--

Re: [lfs-support] Newbie

2013-08-16 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Aleksandar Kuktin wrote: Hello and welcome. Feel as if at home. On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:46:24 +0100 inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work