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>>> My error with this page, even after having built one or two versions of >>> LFS, was that the last line: >>> >>> "gcc compilation OK" >>> >>> that made me ignore the other lines, when some of these lines were >>> telling me that I had requirements to fix. >>> >> my script aborts if /bin/sh is not bash, awk not gawk or yacc not bison. >> if awk or yacc are scripts, i show a message to check the script. > > The idea of the script was that it should be short. Generally the > problem is that the symlinks are not set and occasionally makeinfo is > not installed. Rarely is the problem an out-of-date executable. I have a suggestion. At the bottom of the list, which the average person will pay more attention to anyway, add this test: [ $(readlink /bin/sh) == dash ] && echo FIX ME! or perhaps: if [ $(readlink /bin/sh) == dash ]; then echo FIX ME! fi just my two cents. richard ____________________________________________________________ FREE ONLINE PHOTOSHARING - Share your photos online with your friends and family! Visit http://www.inbox.com/photosharing to find out more! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page