[SOLVED] Error while installing bash-4.2 in Para. 5.15.1 of LFS Book SVN-20110904

gdawg · 09-05-2011, 07:19 PM

Hi,

While installing bash-4.2 I get the following error:

Code:

lfs:/sources/bash-4.2$ make
yacc -d ./parse.y
make: yacc: Command not found
make: *** [y.tab.c] Error 127

I removed the file and re-downloaded it in case 1st one was somehow corrupted but no help. I've had no errors up to this point. Any help will be appreciated.

I have a Dell Inspiron 530S multibooted with Win 7 and several Linux distros. I'm trying to build LFS on partitions in an external hard drive that has openSUSE installed.

druuna · 09-06-2011, 03:26 AM

Hi,

Are all Host System Requirements in place?

Looking at the error I'm guessing this one isn't:

Code:

Bison-2.3 (/usr/bin/yacc should be a link to bison or small script that executes bison)

Hope this helps.

gdawg · 09-06-2011, 12:23 PM

Hi druuna,

Thank you for your help. You are correct. Bison wasn't installed on my host (PCLinuxOS 2010.12). I had read the requirements but since they stated that recent linux distros probably came with them installed, I neglected to verify that they were indeed installed. I appreciate your help.

druuna · 09-06-2011, 12:28 PM

You're welcome

gdawg · 09-06-2011, 12:37 PM

Hi,

One question regarding binutils. Requirements state not to use a revision later than 2.21.1a; however the Synaptic Pkg. Mgr. shows revision installed as 2.21.52.0.2.20110610. How should I deal with this?

druuna · 09-06-2011, 12:52 PM

Hi,

That's not a gnu binutils specific numbering. Looking at the date mentioned on Mandrake/Mandriva RPM page, you seem to be safe.

In general, if you see a message like this: Versions greater than X.Y.Z. are not recommended as they have not been tested and your version is a minor/build number higher, you are probably safe (you can at least give it a try). X.Y.Z => Major.Minor.Build number.

Hope this helps.

gdawg · 09-07-2011, 06:18 PM

Hi,

Thanks for the info druuna.