Re: [lfs-support] GCC-4.7.1-Pass 2 MPC configure fails

2012-09-21 Thread Whitequill Riclo
On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: > On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 07:01:02PM +0100, Richard Melville wrote: > > I realise that I'm building the dev edition, but my host is Linux Mint > > Cinnamon 64 bit and the host requirements appeared to fit better. Also it > > looked as though the

Re: [lfs-support] Support or Video links to follow along with LFS book

2012-09-21 Thread William Harrington
On Sep 21, 2012, at 10:56 AM, Wally Lepore wrote: > I would kindly like to know if there exists a support group or > youtube video series that helps a novice "walk thrrough" the entire > process of building a basic distro while simultaneously following > every step of the way utilizing the

Re: [lfs-support] Video Tutorials

2012-09-21 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Wally Lepore wrote: > www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQI9jBazhaY That was an interesting video. It did seem that he spent more time in describing how to set up a virtual environment than about LFS itself. There were some things that I did not agree with. I don't recommend using a virtual system as

Re: [lfs-support] Video Tutorials

2012-09-21 Thread Wally Lepore
Hi Bruce, >> 2) Also read that LFS may not recognize IDE disk drives during a compile. > >My understanding is that LFS prefers SCSI drives but if one digs he can >> configure LFS to recognize SCSI drives? >Where did you read that? It's wrong. LFS will use anything the host uses. I stand correc

[lfs-support] Top Posting - Corrected

2012-09-21 Thread Wally Lepore
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Re: [lfs-support] Video Tutorials

2012-09-21 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Wally Lepore wrote: > Hi Jasmine, > > I did read your reply and appreciate the kind suggestions. I am currently > reading the "Essential pre-reading for life with LFS", reading the LFS book > along with hunting the net for additional youtube videos and other support > avenues dedicated to helping n

[lfs-support] Video Tutorials

2012-09-21 Thread Wally Lepore
Hi Jasmine, I did read your reply and appreciate the kind suggestions. I am currently reading the "Essential pre-reading for life with LFS", reading the LFS book along with hunting the net for additional youtube videos and other support avenues dedicated to helping newbies with whatever it takes t

Re: [lfs-support] The learning process

2012-09-21 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Wally Lepore wrote: > Hi Jasmine, > > I would also like to join the ranks as a newbie. Looking to join the LFS > boot-camp (if one exists). I posted a new-topic earlier today titled, > "Support or Video links to follow along with LFS book". It presents a quick > background on myself and a question

[lfs-support] The learning process

2012-09-21 Thread Wally Lepore
Hi Jasmine, I would also like to join the ranks as a newbie. Looking to join the LFS boot-camp (if one exists). I posted a new-topic earlier today titled, "Support or Video links to follow along with LFS book". It presents a quick background on myself and a question similar to the question below.

Re: [lfs-support] GCC-4.7.1-Pass 2 MPC configure fails

2012-09-21 Thread Ken Moffat
On Wed, Aug 08, 2012 at 07:01:02PM +0100, Richard Melville wrote: > I realise that I'm building the dev edition, but my host is Linux Mint > Cinnamon 64 bit and the host requirements appeared to fit better. Also it > looked as though the dev edition was at a reasonably stable stage. > > I'm buildi

Re: [lfs-support] glibc-2.16.0 configure error - relro

2012-09-21 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Thomas Jensen wrote: > Hello > > In chapter 5.7 I get an error running configure. The script stop with > following message: > > checking for -z relro option... no > configure: error: linker with -z relro support required > > See complete output from configure in the end of this mail. I have also >

Re: [lfs-support] GCC-4.7.1-Pass 2 MPC configure fails

2012-09-21 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Richard Melville wrote: > Richard Melville wrote: >> >>> Finally -- some recognition that there is a potential problem with this >>> build. I disagree that it "works okay for x86 and x86_64" because I >>> reported here that the MPC configure error appeared randomly on my x86_64 >>> build, as, inde

Re: [lfs-support] GCC-4.7.1-Pass 2 MPC configure fails

2012-09-21 Thread Richard Melville
Richard Melville wrote: > > > Finally -- some recognition that there is a potential problem with this > > build. I disagree that it "works okay for x86 and x86_64" because I > > reported here that the MPC configure error appeared randomly on my x86_64 > > build, as, indeed, others have. I've alre

[lfs-support] glibc-2.16.0 configure error - relro

2012-09-21 Thread Thomas Jensen
Hello In chapter 5.7 I get an error running configure. The script stop with following message: checking for -z relro option... no configure: error: linker with -z relro support required See complete output from configure in the end of this mail. I have also uploaded config.log to http://sejlga