SVN-20080403 : 5.6.1. Installation of Glibc failure

[Loren Foret]

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Subject: RE: SVN-20080403 : 5.6.1. Installation of Glibc failure


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>> Loren Foret wrote:
>>> More like linux from any distro.
>> But I think the point is that some distros now come with, for example,
>> dash as the default shell linked to /bin/sh, or as the OP apparently
>> found, mawk as the default AWK interpreter. If LFS is to become "more
>> than a book", it may be worthwhile to reconsider the "somewhat
>> arbitrary" host requirements, or at least point out that certain distros
>> may have the tools but they may not be invoked by default.
>
> Gentlemen, I really did not want to stir up a major debate. I am sorry
> if my little problems have caused and issue. I have the greatest
> respect for LFS and I really do see it as a true open source project
> where people can learn while doing.
>
> I did run into some little issues and if I were a tad more careful
> with that version check script then I never would have hit this.
>
> Maybe the question on the table here should be "what are the bare
> minimal requirements from which you can begin work?"
>
> I think that make and bison and flex etc etc can all be built if
> the user has at least GCC and some sort of running system. Am I
> wrong to think this way ?
>
> Dennis
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> It's a good start... what you require at an absolute minimum is the "core
> toolchain"
> This being gcc, glibc, kernel headers, binutils. Those would get you
> compiling but it would be a pain without some of the more obvious tools we
> use a lot when compiling source.
> those would be make and related. The minimum version for the tools you
need
> to "successfully" compile the core LFS system are in the book. For the
> making of make bison and flex... I would imagine it could be done without
a
> version of make already installed but it would probably be a lot of work.
> I would guess it realy depends on how you start the job. Is this a
> cross-compile by chance?

No Sir. This is all on PowerPC.  Since I jumped into the jh branch all is
going just swimmingly. Slow. But going fine.

Dennis
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Great :) Now it makes sense. I need to do a powerpc build pretty soon. Have
a PS3 that needs a good linux system on it :)