On Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 06:10:36PM -0400, Christopher Adams wrote: > I've run into a problem trying to configure the 'binutils' package. > > Note: I'm working on Section 5.3.1 (Compiling Binutils) of LFS version 6.3; > my host is lfs-livecd x86_64-6.3-r2145 on an HP Pavillion a1200e - AMD > Sempron. > Apart from Bruce's comment, which already tells you your correct next step (i.e. don't use such an old version!), a few comments:
1. I'm surprised that there is an x86_64 live CD from 6.3-ish. Why am I surprised (after all, I was already using x86_64 at that time) ? : 6.3 contains grub-0.97 which will not build on x86_64, it needs 32-bit assembler. > I unpacked the 'binutils-2.17.tar.bz2' package, then I created the > '../binutils-build' directory, and changed to it; but I got the following > error message when I tried to run './configure': > > bash: ./configure: No such file or directory > > There is a 'configure' script in the 'binutils-2.17' directory; should I > run the './configure' command in that directory, or is there some other > step I'm missing? > > Also, I'm a bit confused by the options for './configure': > > CC="gcc -B/usr/bin/" ../binutils-2.17/configure --prefix=/tools > --disable-nls --disable-werror > I assume that this line is placed where the ellipsis occurs in the 'time' > command. If not, when should I enter it? > Chris Adams 2. why do you think those are options for './configure' ? That is the *full* configure command - override CC in the environment, and run ../binutils-2.17/configure with some options. If you read the page, I'm sure the command is explained. Briefly, you create a binutils-build directory, change to it, and then run the configure script (in ../binutils-2.17) from there. I'm stressing this because the principles haven't changed in the current book. Somehow, you seem to be misreading : ./configure is not the correct way to invoke the configure script in binutils, gcc. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
