[SOLVED] Cannot build glibc in LFS

itprogrammer · 11-23-2013, 11:08 PM

While configuring glibc with:

Quote:

../glibc-2.18/configure \
--prefix=/usr \
--disable-profile \
--enable-kernel=2.6.32 \
--libexecdir=/usr/lib/glibc

It checks for ld version and displays:

Quote:

checking for ld... ld
checking version of ld... v. ?.??, bad
.
.
.
configure: error:
*** These critical programs are missing or too old: ld
*** Check the INSTALL file for required versions.

When typing

Code:

root:/sources/glibc-build# ld --version

it says

Code:

command not found

. But taking new terminal and typing

Code:

name@hostname:~$ ld --version

it shows:

Quote:

GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.22
Copyright 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) a later version.
This program has absolutely no warranty.

Why is this happening? How can i make the ld work in chroot environment?

druuna · 11-24-2013, 03:34 AM

We need some more info in order to help you.

- Which host are you using to build LFS,
- Is you host fully compliant (post output of the version-check.sh script),
- Which LFS version are you trying to build,
- Which chapter is giving you problems,
- Did you encounter any problems in any of the previous chapters.

itprogrammer · 11-24-2013, 09:10 PM

Which host are you using to build LFS?
ANS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Is you host fully compliant (post output of the version-check.sh script)?
ANS:

Quote:

bash, version 4.2.24(1)-release
/bin/sh -> /bin/dash
Binutils: (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.22
bison (GNU Bison) 2.5
/usr/bin/yacc -> /usr/bin/bison.yacc
bzip2, Version 1.0.6, 6-Sept-2010.
Coreutils: 8.13
diff (GNU diffutils) 3.2
find (GNU findutils) 4.4.2
GNU Awk 3.1.8
/usr/bin/awk -> /usr/bin/gawk
gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3
g++ (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3
(Ubuntu EGLIBC 2.15-0ubuntu10) 2.15
grep (GNU grep) 2.10
gzip 1.4
Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic-pae (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 22:19:09 UTC 2012
m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.16
GNU Make 3.81
patch 2.6.1
Perl version='5.14.2';
GNU sed version 4.2.1
tar (GNU tar) 1.26
Texinfo: makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 4.13
xz (XZ Utils) 5.1.0alpha
g++ compilation OK

Which LFS version are you trying to build?
ANS: 7.4

Which chapter is giving you problems?
ANS: 6 --6.9

Did you encounter any problems in any of the previous chapters?
ANS: NOT AT ALL. ALL built properly.

druuna · 11-25-2013, 02:50 AM

I do see one thing that makes building LFS problematic at best:

Quote:

Originally Posted by itprogrammer

Code:

bash, version 4.2.24(1)-release
/bin/sh -> /bin/dash
Binutils: (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.22
bison (GNU Bison) 2.5

Using dash will not work and the consequences of using it will be noticeable throughout the LFS build.

This also means that you have to start the build from scratch again.

itprogrammer · 11-25-2013, 06:40 AM

What should be instead of that?

Where might have been caused that?

druuna · 11-25-2013, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itprogrammer

What should be instead of that?

As stated in the LFS book:

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Bash-3.2 (/bin/sh should be a symbolic or hard link to bash)

Quote:

Originally Posted by itprogrammer

Where might have been caused that?

This is how Ubuntu sets it up. You need to change it from /bin/sh -> /bin/dash to /bin/sh -> /bin/bash (at least for the time when building LFS).

itprogrammer · 11-25-2013, 08:09 AM

How to change that?
Is that already part of LFS book or Should i change it manually now at this chapter or Start again from first?

druuna · 11-25-2013, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itprogrammer

How to change that?

This is rather basic Linux knowledge. If your Linux knowledge is this basic you are in for a rough ride building LFS. LFS does assume a certain level of existing knowledge of Unix system administration in order to resolve problems and correctly execute the commands listed.

Anyway (as root):

Code:

rm /bin/sh
ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh

Quote:

Originally Posted by itprogrammer

Is that already part of LFS book or Should i change it manually now at this chapter or Start again from first?

If you've been using dash during the LFS build then you need to restart from the beginning. Remove what you've done this far and start fresh.

itprogrammer · 11-25-2013, 09:13 AM

thanks druuna