Background Info.:
a). My parent system is Damn Small Linux Version 8.4

b) LFS: Version 5.1.1

c) I read the FAQ but couldn't find direct solutions to my problem. I feel that I am getting stuck a bit at the start and a little assistance at the start will help me proceed further.

I made the directory binutils-build and cd into it.
Then I gave the following command with the following output/error messages:

lfs@5[binutils-build]$ time { ./configure ... && ... && ... && make install; }
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
real 0m0.032s
user 0m0.000s
sys 0m0.010s
0.010s

lfs@5[binutils-build]$ ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking build system type... i586-pc-linux-gnuoldld
../binutils-2.14/configure: line 2206: cc: command not found
*** The command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed.
*** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.

Also, I wish to add LFS to the list of SUDOers.

Please Assist.

Thanks.

Vijay

What is the value of this variable ('echo $CC')? Does it point to gcc?

I tried it. It doesn't point to anything.

lfs@5[binutils-build]$ echo $CC

lfs@5[binutils-build]$

Also what about the first error ?

Please assist.

Thanks.

Vijay

First error:
You just made this directory right? So there's nothing in it so "./configure" is going to fail and give you the error that it did. From your second example it appears you need to run "../binutils-2.14/configure" instead of "./configure".

As for CC, just find where gcc is, and make that path the value of CC:

Error 1.

Tried suggested solution. Comming closer.

lfs@5[binutils-2.14]$ time { ./configure ... && ... && ... && make install; }
./configure: line 422: ./config.log: Permission denied

real 0m0.093s
user 0m0.060s
sys 0m0.030s

Error 2.
Couldn't find gcc. Searched all main directories manually as well used the where is and find commands.
Only thing is that in /lib there is a file called libgcc_s.so.1
Checked my host distro home page to ensure. It does use gcc 3.3.1.

Please assist.

Thanks.

Vijay

I added lfs to the sudoers list and tried Command 1 again:
Here is the output:
lfs@8[binutils-2.14]$ sudo time { ./configure ... && ... && ... && make install; }
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `}'

Please assist.

Thanks.

Vijay

You aren't running this literally are you? It isn't a valid command. I don't understand why you need to time the command anyway. And you shouldn't have to use sudo. Which part of the book are you working on?

IIRC damn small linux doesn't come with a compiler..

This was very true. I installed Knoppix to my Hard Drive and this has the gcc compiler.

However, I am having other problems.


lfs@ttyp0[binutils-build]$ { ./configure ... && ... && ... && make install; }
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
lfs@ttyp0[binutils-build]$ ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls
bash: ../binutils-2.14/configure: No such file or directory
lfs@ttyp0[binutils-build]$ cd
lfs@ttyp0[~]$ cd /mnt/hdb5/lfs-packages/binutils-2.14
lfs@ttyp0[binutils-2.14]$ ../binutils-2.14/configure --prefix=/tools --disable-nls
../binutils-2.14/configure: line 422: ./config.log: Read-only file system
lfs@ttyp0[binutils-2.14]$ make configure-host
make: *** No rule to make target `configure-host'. Stop.
lfs@ttyp0[binutils-2.14]$ make LDFLAGS="-all-static"
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.


In my /etc/fstab. other than cdrom, there are no read only file systems. Also there is no file called config.log

I added user lfs to sudoers file. Also gave write permission to directory config in the ../binutils-2.14
Nothing seems to help to change the file from Read only. Please assist.

Vijay

I'm assuming this is the first pass.

As has been pointed out, the '{ ./configure ... && ... && ... && make install; }' is incorrect even as a copy and paste. That's simply an example of the fact that you're supposed to wrap the build sequence in braces to execute as a single command for the 'time' command to time. The reason you want to do that is to find out what your SBU is, just so the later packages' build time will let you know what you're in for. So you need to issue the literal command:
You also should have set the $LFS variable for simplicity's sake. So, assuming /mnt/hdb5 was $LFS, you could 'cd $LFS'. However, that's probably not what it is, or should be. I'd figure you'd make a '/mnt/lfs' and mount /dev/hdb5 to that.

If binutils is version 2.14 and you unpacked that in /mnt/hdb5/linux-packages, then it's likely you created your binutils-build directory in the root - so the proper command might be '../linux-packages/binutils-$VER/configure' or something. And you shouldn't be configuring in the source directory, regardless.

I'm not sure how far you need to back up, but I'd at least keep my source tarball and *assuming this is the first shot at binutils*, rm -rf the binutils and binutils-build dir, and start that much over. The point is that you want to have an unpacked source and a build-dir (preferably right next to it) and then get into the build-dir and configure from there - so the command needs to find that file from where you are. You should not need sudo or any special perms - you're 'lfs' and the files are owned by you.

So, like I say:

(Normally, you're supposed to 'cd' into the source dir and issue commands but, in this case, it's stupid because you're just going to 'cd' back out again. So just make the build-dir and 'cd' into it directly.)

HTH

I know this is quite a late reply, but I just wanted to say thank you for the help. I was facing this problem as well, and your reply was much more clearer than the LFS book, thanks a lot