i am building lfs 6.7-
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i typed >>cat ~/.bashrc
if [ -f " /etc/bashrc" ]; then
source /etc/bashrc
fi
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when i tried this
>>' source ~/.bash_profile'
result:: env TERM :no such file or directory'


any help???
thanks
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how can i get person mail id of linux qoestion.org users,this facility is there in linux forum(send mail to someone -option)

In seems to imply you are trying to use or set the TERM variable in your bashrc and the syntax around it is attempting to access a file that doesn't exist.

Type "grep TERM /etc/bashrc" and post the results here - we'll be better able to tell you what the issue is if we see what it tried to do.

Hi,

You only mention that you are building LFS 6.7, but not the chapter and command(s) you are having problems with. You need to give more detailed information, otherwise we need to start guessing......

The content of ~/.bashrc you posted is not mentioned anywhere in the LFS documentation.

Click on the name of the person, once you enter their profile page look for the Contact Info tab, the info you are looking for is in that tab. On some pages you are presented with a pull-down menu when you click on a persons name. The Send email to option is one of them.

But..... Not all LQ members have their PM and/or mail enabled (I for one only allow mail/pm's from moderators, not from normal users).

hi druuna(i am looking ur mail id,i can interact with easily,plz-bcz if i have any problem ,posting on forum which makes me wait for one day)

i am using lfslivecdx86-r2160,
-i made ext2 files system on dedicated partition(sda3):mke2fs -v /dev/sda3
1)first thing while building lfs 6.7 i didnt make any swap partition command: mkswap -v /dev/[yyy]-here [yyy]-is swap aprtition

i have done upto 4.3 in lfs 6.7 book everything is fine

-iam little bit confusing here @ 4.4. Setting Up the Environment---------

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on terminal i typed following
root [ ~ ]#su - lfs

on terminal its changed from 'root [ ~ ]# to 'lfs [ ~ ]$'
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2)on terminal- lfs [ ~ ]$ here i created two files

~/.bash_profile file(login shell) ,~/.bashrc file(non login shell)



3)------- for ~/.bash_profile file -----------

lfs [ ~ ]$ cat > ~/.bash_profile << "EOF"
exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash
EOF
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4)----- for ~/.bashrc file---------------
lfs [ ~ ]$cat > ~/.bashrc << "EOF"
set +h
umask 022
LFS=/mnt/lfs
LC_ALL=POSIX
PATH=/tools/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
export LFS LC_ALL PATH
EOF
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source the just-created user profile:
on terminal i tped following
5)lfs [ ~ ]$source ~/.bash_profile
result is like 'env: PS1: No such file or directory'

here do i need to expect any result other than this

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i typed on terminal folowing

6)root [ ~ ]#>>cat ~/.bashrc
result like following

if [ -f " /etc/bashrc" ]; then
source /etc/bashrc
fi

do i need to add any PATH here
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hi MensaWater

i typed on terminal following
7)root [ ~ ]#grep TERM /etc/bashrc"
result nothing ,its returning commnand line like 'root [ ~ ]#'(without any qoute)

can u provide good help any notes( i gave the number for better unduer standing)

3qdo we need create this file now or can we create this file later aslo na,its temparary environ ment na

Hi,

Nope, I won't activate mail for normal users. Other people that visit LQ also need access to the answers given (be it that they have the same problem and are looking for a solution or they might have an answer to your problem) and I'm also not willing to do one-on-one, private trouble shooting sessions.

If you go to LQ's Edit Options page and look for the Default Thread Subscription Mode option, you can change that so you get an instant mail notification if someone has given an answer to one of your posted questions.

Although swap space might not be needed, I would include it. But in the end that is up to you.


The above (~/.bashrc) is not correct: The LFS_TGT part is not present in your .bashrc file.


That doesn't look correct. Please post the output of the following commands:Also: Are you using the LFS 6.7 Book or another version? You do need to use the book that goes with the LFS version you are building (using the LFS 6.3 book while building LFS 6.7 will _not_ work). I assume that this is the cause of your problem.

If you _are_ using the LFS 6.7 book, have a look at the rest, otherwise: Start over again.

You are looking at root's .bashrc and not the lfs users .bashr, why? This doesn't seem to be relevant.

Which file are you talking about? If the book says you need to create a file, do so. Do not deviate from the book, if you do so it will get you into trouble later on (especially when you don't have any experience).

druuna,
OFFTOPIC: Wow, Am I seeing things or you have actually enabled your reputation option??

Thanks for the heads up! I did have a more detailed look yesterday evening and forgot to turn it off again

I shouldn't have reminded you! I was surprised actually since I remember how dead against you were, w.r.t that rep option

Hi,
I would have noticed eventually..... I still am

Back on topic.......

thanks for reply druuna
(i can understand ,but for kind enough can u give me ur mail id )

surely i am following lfsbook6.7 only,

1)----------------output------------------
lfs [ ~ ]#cat /home/lfs/.bashrc
following result appearing
cat: home/lfs/: Is a directory
set +h
umask 022
LFS=/mnt/lfs
PATH=/tools/bin: /bin: /usr/bin
export LFS LC_ALL PATH
2)--------------output--------------
lfs [ ~ ]#cat /home/lfs/.bash_profile
following result appearing
cat: /home/lfs/: Is a directory
exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash
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3)sorry ,yes u are right,i was looking that time root's .bashrc ,instead of lfs users.bashrc.
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now i am giving result of lfs users .bashrc.
lfs [ ~ ]$grep TERM /etc/bashrc
result nothing ,means its returning on terminal as like 'lfs [ ~ ]#'
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4)do we need to create this file now or can we create this file later aslo na,its temparary environment na
means above two files what i was mentioned(ie ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile files)

5)i saw in ubuntu some where ie-`/.bash_history in home directory
(in terminal nautilus,ctl+l,u can see hidden files),is this (~/.bash_history)same like ~/.bash_profile

6)generally i am asking is this ~/.bashrc, /.bashrc both are same
7) what exactly mean of 'source ~/.bash_profile'
what i understood is, are we checking only path is set or not
8) i am bit doubt here,everytime when i start working for lfs building ,do i need to do again same procedure/method (what they mention in lfs book6.7 till 4.3 or shall i just login(after inserting lfslivecd) as 'su - lfs', i can start working on this(hp-desktop),(because,my lab working hours are till 8am-5 pm(india),
i cant keep the cd in system(hp -desktop)

i hope, u will give better explanation
thanku so much fast response,i can provide more info as if u want

Hi,
I guess you don't understand. The answer is still no.

That is incorrect:
1) cat: home/lfs/: Is a directory - Where does that come from? It should not be shown.
2) You are still missing LFS_TGT (as mentioned in my previous post).
3) LC_ALL=POSIX is missing.

Again the at: /home/lfs/: Is a directory message. Shouldn't be shown. The rest looks ok.

Not relevant.

You need to follow the book: So Yes you have to create it now. I doubt if you grasp the meaning of the tempoary environment used in LFS. Re-read that chapter and this one in particular: 1.1. How to Build an LFS System

No, and also not relevant (You cannot compare a graphical, fully installed Ubuntu with LFS, especially at this stage of the build).

No they are not (the second one doesn't make sense: /.bashrc does not exist).

Incorrect: This command sets some environment variables (HOME, TERM and PS1). As explained in the book: This sets up a clean, sane working environment needed for the chapters that follow.

If you can I would leave the machine up and running. If that is not possible you need to recreate certain parts (chapters 2.4, 4.3 and 4.4) when using the LFS liveCD

Your knowledge is very basic (I'm being kind....) and I would suggest waiting with building an LFS system until you have a better understanding of Linux and how it works (at least how the basics work).

Hope this helps.

Another option you could copy and paste some of the commands in just a thought

hi druuna (i understaand regarding mailid)
- i done this 'Edit Options'>the Default Thread Subscription Mode option>i changed to 'instant email notification '

-i got it result of what i expecting ( i think)
i extremely sorry ,i made small mistake (mistake is see no-2)
1)----------------output---is same as what i entered while creating /.bashrc----------------
lfs [ ~ ]#cat /home/lfs/.bash_profile
following result appearing
exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash
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2)--------------output-is same as what i entered while creating .bash_profile)-----
lfs [ ~ ]#cat /home/lfs/.bashrc
following result appearing
set +h
umask 022
LFS=/mnt/lfs
LC_ALL=POSIX
LFS_TGT=$(uname -m)-lfs-linux-gnu (mistake is i gave space between these(uname -m) -lfs_linux-gnu)
PATH=/tools/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
export LFS LC_ALL LFS_TGT PATH
EOF
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3)just for checking (no relevent for u)
lfs [ ~ ]$grep TERM /etc/bashrc
result nothing ,means its returning on terminal as like 'lfs [ ~ ]$'
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4)i am giving result of 'source ~/.bash_profile'
lfs [ ~ ]$source ~/.bash_profile
following result appearing
'lfs:~$'(without quotes)
5)i cant keep the cd in system(hp-desktop)-in the night time power will go off) , when i start work for buildinglfs,i will do' recreate' certain parts (chapters 2.4, 4.3 and 4.4) when using the LFS liveCD,is there any other way to overcome this problem(means everytime recreating the -chapters 2.4, 4.3 and 4.4))
thanku i am very eager to learn this thing so ,plz encourage me

i will thanku in advance if u provide any basic material/info regarding this)

thanku so much

Hi,
It is also not relevant for you....
Why do you check if /etc/bashrc sets the TERM variable? It is part of your host, not the LFS build. Don't make it more complicated then it is.

Nope, not when you use the liveCD.

Hope this helps.

IDK why this is marked as solved as no solution which could possibly solve this problem has been suggested. I was having this same problem on v 6.8 of LFS and I finally found out it was due to Windows EOL characters in the file because I was too lazy to type it out.

Also, the OP asked how to recover your position if you need to reboot. First of all, anything on the drive you are creating will be saved [ /mnt/lfs ] . This means most of your work can be restored just by mounting it again: NOTE: Replace ext3 with the partition type you are using.

On this partition I've created a folder with some scripts, first "init_livecd":
and a little one called "exec_cmd" which is only used by the other script:Also, add your .bash_profile and .bashrc to the folder you put these scripts in and name them lfs.bash_profile and lfs.bashrc respectively.

I use a similar scheme for most of my scripts because it provides the ability to skip\ctrl+c each command so you can fix it if you see something messed up. If you prefer you could just type this stuff in exactly as you would from the command line and hope it is all OK.