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Hey there! I'm tinkering with linux and trying to link
gnu coreutils to the linux kernel.
I am getting an error message:
"src/ginstall: failed to clone '/linux-6.2.8/usr/include/bin/./install' from 'src/ginstall': Inappropriate ioctl for device"
I'm not entirely sure what the error message means. When I search it up
I don't get any information that has anything to do with gnu.
If you mean you're trying to build coreutils with --prefix=/linux-6.x.x/usr/include, don't do it! Prefix is usually /usr/local, but whatever distro you're using coreutils are usually already installed.
If you mean you're trying to build coreutils with --prefix=/linux-6.x.x/usr/include, don't do it! Prefix is usually /usr/local, but whatever distro you're using coreutils are usually already installed.
Oh wait sorry I should have been more specific. I'm linking this to another linux
kernel that I downloaded from kernel.org not the already installed system one that
would be stupid.
I still think it's wrong. Where have you got this idea from?
In order for the kernel to have any usefulness at all we
have to have something that allows us to interact with it.
So we add gnu into the kernel which provides a shell and
a bunch of unix like utils ready for linux.
No, we don't. There are about 300 distros out there that keep the kernel & coreutils & a shell separate - how is it that they work?
You've mentioned this idea in another thread. It's just not practical.
No, we don't. There are about 300 distros out there that keep the kernel & coreutils & a shell separate - how is it that they work?
You've mentioned this idea in another thread. It's just not practical.
Actually I should explain what im trying to do.
I'm trying to build a distro from scratch.
It doesn't seem like theres a lot of information
on this topic other than bits of information.
I don't wanna use linux from scratch I wanna do
everything how arch linux made their distro.
Linux needs gnu so I'm putting gnu into the kernel.
It seems like your right gnu doesn't have a shell
but the kernel is gonna need gnu anywho. The kernel
by itself is just not enough.
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Error while linking gnu coreutils to linux.
