I think the problem might be that you are using the incorrect working directory. You are in /mnt/lfs when you should be in /mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.17
The lfs user doesn't have full permissions in /mnt/lfs because that directory is owned by root. So the error message is caused by the fact that you (as lfs) are trying to create a new subdirectory under a directory that lfs doesn't have write permission in. But I think the real problem is that you need to untar the binutils archive into the /mnt/lfs/sources directory. In section 4.3 you'll have issued the command: chown -v lfs $LFS/sources This command makes the lfs user the owner of /mnt/lfs/sources and allows you to create subdirectories under it as the lfs user. If you copy the binutils-2.17.tar.bz2 file into $LFS/sources and then untar it there, it will create the binutils-2.17 directory under /mnt/lfs/sources. Then cd into the new directory, and try issuing the commands again. That worked for me. Section 5.1 of the book has a couple of boxes marked "important" that relate to this process. Adrian Fisher wrote: > Hello all, > > I am trying my hand at creating my own LFS installation but seem to have > stumbled across a problem. When I type in: > > mkdir -v ../binutils-build > cd ../binutils-build > > > as directed by the manual I am told > > mkdir: cannot create directory './binutils-build': Permission denied > lfs:/mnt/lfs$ > > I realise the second line of this message shows the user I am logged in > as and the current working directory but don't know why I cannot create > the directory as I have followed everything to the letter up to this point. > > What must I do to resolve this? > > Thanks in advance, > > A. > -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
