On Dec 14, 2007 2:53 PM, Brian Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all thank you for help on the kernel configuration (I went to the > newest version). I now have two questions if you update gcc, glibc, or > binutils: Do you have to start back with 5.1 or can you build these with > older versions that were in tools if it was preserved? My second question > is when kernel updating, do you have to start over w/ 6.1 because of kernel > headers or when should you recompile the kernel headers?
You generally do not want to update the toolchain (glibc, gcc, binutils) unless you really know what you're doing. It's easy to make your system unusable (especially with glibc) when updating these on a live system. If you have a real need to update one of these components, the most surefire way is just to start a new system. That's not to say that making patch level updates on the toolchain is not a good idea, just that it can be dangerous. Updating the kernel, on the other hand, is perfectly valid and you don't need to redo any of LFS. Just make sure you don't overwrite your old kernel, change the settings in grub/menu.lst and reboot. Bear in mind that for linux-2.6.x.y, the LFS book you've followed is only fully verified for the same x version. -- Dan -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
