[SOLVED] Help about packages, patches, and binutils

spiky0011 · 11-11-2012, 08:20 AM

It will help with the build and it will explain how to start

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 08:29 AM

Ok. Partition done, and now I'm at the chapter 5.3.
But when I try to decompress binutils-2.22.tar.bz2 it gives me:

Code:

lfs@giacomo-notebook:~$ tar -xvzf $LFS/sources/binutils-2.22.tar.bz2
tar (child): /mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.22.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

And so I tried to see the directory "sources" with "ls $LFS" comand, and appear it doesn't exist. But if I use "ls $LFS/sources" I can see all the patches and packages..

spiky0011 · 11-12-2012, 08:37 AM

Why not cd into soirces then in tar xvjf binutils

What is the output of echo §LFS

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 08:42 AM

'cause with lfs user I can't cd in sources directory... As I told, it seems not exist.
The output is /mnt/lfs, like it could be, no?

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 08:44 AM

Code:

lfs@giacomo-notebook:~$ cd $LFS/sources/
bash: cd: /mnt/lfs/sources/: No such file or directory

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 08:51 AM

With root I can see sources' content, and use the cd comand to enter in it. However, with lfs, none of this.
I read that I must be lfs user (and not root) to compile the packages.. is strictly required?

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 09:21 AM

Well, found the mistake. The "sources" directory was in / and not in /mnt/lfs. I don't know why...
So I moved the directory in the right place. But now, when I tar the binutils archive, I read it can't do the various operations 'cause hasn't permission. I do it with lfs (no root, no myname user)

stoat · 11-12-2012, 09:24 AM

I would try running the chmod command on that directory again. See the introduction to Chapter 3 about creating the /sources directory.

P.S.: I just did a little experiment and discovered a possible explanation for the misplaced /sources directory. What you described happened when I ran the command mkdir $LFS/sources without the LFS variable set. No error occurred, and the directory was created in the / directory.

Code:

boo [ ~ ]$ echo $LFS

boo [ ~ ]$ sudo mkdir $LFS/sources2
boo [ ~ ]$ ls /
bin   dev  home  lost+found  mnt  proc  root  sbin     sources2  sys  usr
boot  etc  lib   media       opt  repo  run   sources  srv       tmp  var

The book often mentions checking that variable. This is why, I guess. At least until you get to the chroot environment.

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 09:40 AM

Perfect, binutils extract! Missed the chown step, for sources directory (cause I had to re-create the dir)

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 09:49 AM

Oh thanks =) genteel

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 11:42 AM

I can't understand this comand:

Code:

for file in \
$(find gcc/config -name linux64.h -o -name linux.h -o -name sysv4.h)
do
cp -uv $file{,.orig}
sed -e 's@/lib\(64\)\?\(32\)\?/ld@/tools&@g' \
-e 's@/usr@/tools@g' $file.orig > $file
echo '
#undef STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1
#undef STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_2
#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_1 "/tools/lib/"
#define STANDARD_STARTFILE_PREFIX_2 ""' >> $file
touch $file.orig
done

I've to write all in 1 time, or write line for line (line1 enter, line2 enter, etc)?

spiky0011 · 11-12-2012, 11:45 AM

Hi

I would copy and paste that in all in 1 go, save making any mistakes.

Also as you have solved/moved on from binutils can you mark thread solved and start a new thread.

Only_Jeck · 11-12-2012, 12:03 PM

Yeah, ok, thanx