---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 18:18:21 +0100 > From: onepo...@starurchin.org > To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] Q: best choice of Live CD to host/rescue LFS? > > > Yasser Zamani wrote: > > > I recommend Slax (http://www.slax.org/get_slax.php/); I gracefully > > finished LFS with that as host. > > I ran the verson check script in Slax and it could not find bison, > yacc or makeinfo. Did you customise slax with extra packages? >
No. I learned from LFS that I can install packages to a specific folder by using "--prefix=<PATH>". I also know that when we install a package in LFS environment at section 5, it looks for dependencies in two places: The Host and the /tools. In another side of coin, Slax is a live cd and does not save installations on it's virtual file system. So, I think with these information the solution is simple. It is installing missed packages to /tools via host before continuing to enter LFS environment at section 5. i.e. 1) Ignore version check script and continue with book until finishing and the end of section "4.2. Creating the $LFS/tools Directory". 2) Install missed packages just like instructions at section 5.X. but from the host not lfs user. Appendice "C. Dependencies" can be very helpful at this time 3) When installation to /tools done, add /tools to your host's PATH and re-run version check script. You'll see it recognize installed packages ;) 4) Skip section "4.3. Adding the LFS User" because as I said Slax does not save changes to it's virtual file system. 5) While you skipped adding the lfs user, you should enter lfs environment by just coping and pasting scripts at "4.4. Setting Up the Environment" and running them in console. I mean you should not include "cat > X << "EOF"" and EOF. Now all things are ready to continue with rest of the book but remember if you rebooted, you should do following again: 1) 2.4. Mounting the New Partition 2) 4.2. Creating the $LFS/tools Directory (just "ln -sv $LFS/tools /") 3) 4.4. Setting Up the Environment (you should not include "cat > X << "EOF""and EOF) Good Luck! > Regards, > > Jeremy Henty > -- > 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
