hey people.
Me is now in chapter 6 on the lfs , trying to compile that buggy findutils and it exists like that:
gcc -s -o locate locate.o ../find/version.o ../lib/libfind.a -lintl
/static/bin/ld: cannot find -lintl <---- i guess thats the problem
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [locate] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/findutils-4.1/locate'
making all in doc
make[1]: Entering directory `/findutils-4.1/doc'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/findutils-4.1/doc'
making all in testsuite
make[1]: Entering directory `/findutils-4.1/testsuite'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/findutils-4.1/testsuite'

what did i do wrong?
should i link something to something?

zspirit

Hey, I'm just grabbing at straws here, but you have:

gcc -s -o locate locate.o ../find/version.o ../lib/libfind.a -lintl

The findutils-4.1-segfault.patch fixes some problem with locate.c. Did you miss running that patch maybe?

Oh, and I realize that it's a patch against a possible segmentation fault, but hey, it might be related.

Just a thought.

Good luck...

Yes, you're right about where the problem is. It's telling you that a support library can't be found. In other words, it's expecting to have access to some prexisting software, but can't find it.

Have you looked for an answer in the LFS FAQ already?

What did you use for the configure command?

Have you followed the book exactly, or have you made changes as you went?

This is speculation, but the name of the library "intl" leads me to believe it should contain internationality. The only package I know of that has anything to do with internationality would be glibc. Did you have any problems installing it?

Solved! i've just compiled findutils 4.12 with no problems.
now i'm far beyond that!! i've finished my lfs and it's alive and kicking!!!
thanks !!