Not to nit-pick...but dot-dot is previous directory. dot is current directory
So...no its not the same unless you are currently in $LFS/tools/somedir if your compiling then your probably in $LFS/sources/binutils (or whatever the binutils folder is that the binutils source files were unzipped into). Thats the directory you should be in. On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 8:50 PM, John Shelton <rick.shel...@gmail.com> wrote: >> mkdir -v ../binutils-build >> cd ../binutils-build >> >> from chapter 5. >> >> Isn't it the same thing as mkdir -v $LFS/tools/binutils-build ? >> >> As also which account should i be using , can I assume lfs? >> > > yes, the dot-dot is short-hand for the current directory, less typing. > the current directory might be $LFS/tools or $LFS/sources, depending > on how you're doing things and how memory serves. > you'll still need to change directory... > > lfs is a user equivalent of a temporary, working directory, or scratch > file. it's one way to separate what belongs to the new system, with > anything not belonging to lfs being part of the host system. > > so it looks like you understand the file system hierarchy that's being > set up. you should be fine the rest of the way. > > ~rick > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
