LFS Chapter 5 Questions
 

This is my first attempt at building an LFS kernel...I am building LFS 6.2. My computer is running Debian Sarge 3.1 with a 2.6.8 kernel using all files from the LFS live CD 6.2-4

I have managed to find the answers to most of my questions but...

How do I apply patches? I have gotten as far as chapter 5.5, Binutils-2.16.1 and GCC-4.0.3 installed with no errors but after rereading the chapters, I have not applied any patches. Looking for both the code and where to find reference.

:newbie:

At that point, there isn't any patching to be done. The first patch gets applied at 5.9. Expect-5.43.0. Have a look there - they provide the command line to run.

Thanks Steve...I guess I better RTFM a little more carefully

It's a good project for RTFM practice too ;) I'm just about to start on another box at work. LFS is a good choice because I want to keep as much space free for data as possible.

Yeah...I was so keen to get on with it that I wasn't reading ahead to understand what was happening/going to happen...just blindly entering commands into the terminal. Not a good way for me to grasp what I am doing...

OK, I finished chapter 5 with no errors. I have a dual boot machine, Sarge - 2.6.8 and Etch - 2.6.17-2...the build thus far has been using Sarge as the host. The book says that the rest of the build is done as root...can I switch to using Etch as the host or will this cause any issues?

No, you need to be chroot'ed into the new environment so that everything you do is with the tools you have created and in the correct environment. Have you had a chance to read through 6.4. Entering the Chroot Environment yet?

G'Day

Not yet, I'm at work for the next few hours...planning to have a read this afternoon and maybe chroot in to have a look around.

The build is going pretty well so far. I have run all of the tests as I progressed through (even though they are not required), the only errors were the ones that were to be expected.