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Creating a symlink to libgcc.a

Section 5.5.1 in LFS Version 6.8 and I'm using Fedora 15 as the host system.

Quote:

Using - - disable- shared means that the libgcc_ eh. a file isn't created and installed. The Glibc package
depends on this library as it uses - lgcc_ eh within its build system. This dependency can be satisfied by creating a
symlink to libgcc. a, since that file will end up containing the objects normally contained in libgcc_ eh. a:

Code:

ln -vs libgcc.a `$LFS_TGT-gcc -print-libgcc-file-name | \

    sed 's/libgcc/&_eh/'`

This command gives me the following error:

Code:

ln: failed to create symbolic link 'x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc -print-libgcc-file-name | sed \'s/libgcc/&_eh\'': No such file or directory

I ran a couple of finds and came up with these locations:

Code:

/mnt/lfs/tools/bin/x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc

and

Code:

/mnt/lfs/sources/gcc-build/gcc/libgcc.a

/mnt/lfs/sources/gcc-build/x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu/libgcc/libgcc.a

/mnt/lfs/tools/lib/gcc/x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu/4.5.2/libgcc.a

/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.6.0/32/libgcc.a

/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.6.0/libgcc.a

This is second time I've run into this problem. The first time I found http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...talled-764479/ and decided just to start over.

Is this a place where I'll have to deviate from the book because I'm using x86_64? If so, how would I modify the command and where can I learn more about why?

I would guess it's complaining that libgcc.a doesn't exist in the directory you're running it in. What directory are you in? And which should you be in?

The book was unclear about it.
I've tried /mnt/lfs/sources/gcc-build/ because that's where I already was.

I didn't want to create a seemingly correct link and screw up glibc later so I haven't tried any others.

Would /mnt/lfs/tools/lib/gcc/x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu/4.5.2/ be the correct one?
Or maybe /mnt/lfs/tools/bin/?

Hi,

This looks strange:

Quote:

ln: failed to create symbolic link 'x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc -print-libgcc-file-name | sed \'s/libgcc/&_eh\'': No such file or directory

It shows the commands and not the output of the command (which is a directory and a file).

Are you sure you used back-ticks and not single quotes? I.e.:

Code:

`$LFS_TGT-gcc -print-libgcc-file-name | sed 's/libgcc/&_eh/'`

vs

'$LFS_TGT-gcc -print-libgcc-file-name | sed 's/libgcc/&_eh/'' -> this is wrong

About the ln -sv .... command: It doesn't matter where you execute it from. The link is created from libgcc.a (the actual existing file) to libgcc_eh.a in the directory that the above command produces (on my system that is: (/mnt/lfs)/tools/lib/gcc/x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu/4.5.2).

There's no need to deviate from the book at any point, it works as described.

I wasn't aware that there was a difference between backticks and single quotes.
You'd figure I would have learned that in school at some point...

I'll jump right on it when I get home from work and I'll let you know how it goes.
Thank you both for your help.