/usr/bin/find :No such file or Directory errors while trying to compile kernel.

Zero-0-Effect · 04-13-2004, 05:35 PM

While trying to recompile my kernel to include cdrom writer support I kept gettin errors so I decided to just use the 2.6.5 kernel since I would have to recompile the alsa sound modules as well.
Im getting the same errros with the 2.6.5 kernel as well.

Code:

[root@lfs /usr/src/linux-2.6.5]# make mrproper
/bin/sh: line 1: /usr/bin/find: No such file or directory
/bin/sh: line 1: /usr/bin/xargs: No such file or directory
make: *** [clean] Error 127

/usr/bin/find and /usr/bin/xargs are there. They are also in my path. Some are in there twice... need to fix that..

Code:

[root@lfs /usr/src/linux-2.6.5]# echo $PATH
/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin:
/usr/X11R6/sbin:/opt/gnome/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin

Why is it showing them as not found?

( EDIT )

Another interesting thing that might be of some use. I went into /usr/bin directory and did ls to see if it was there and showed it was, then did find and got bash: /usr/bin/find: No such file or directory (tried /usr/bin/find as well with same results)

Some programs that work that are in /usr/bin are xterm, aterm, xmms
Some programs that Dont work in /usr/bin are find, locate

I deleted the /tools directory recently. Seems to be just base system programs not working .. and there not links to /tools but I feel this is prob my prob....

trickykid · 04-16-2004, 12:19 PM

Create your symlink called linux to 2.6.5 directory like this:

ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.5.6 /usr/src/linux

And then cd into the linux directory to start compilation, etc.

Zero-0-Effect · 05-29-2004, 04:46 PM

Reinstalled the finduntils package and seemed to clear things up, must of got linked to my main system or otherwise screwed up. Thx for the tip trickykid, didnt directly help me but got me thinking of they tools symlink.