[lfs-support] How processor-specific is a standard LFS build?

2012-08-17 Thread Peter Dickinson
I'm building LFS 7.1. I'm building it using a host machine that is a current model, but I would like the LFS build to be compatible with as wide a range of x86 32-bit computers as possible. I've noticed that the build process appears to be sensitive to the processor type of the host machine, and

Re: 5.3.1. Installation of Binutils

2008-11-08 Thread Peter Dickinson
I think the problem might be that you are using the incorrect working directory. You are in /mnt/lfs when you should be in /mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.17 The lfs user doesn't have full permissions in /mnt/lfs because that directory is owned by root. So the error message is caused by the fact t

Re: 5.3.1. Installation of Binutils

2008-11-08 Thread Peter Dickinson
I think the problem might be that you are using the incorrect working directory. You are in /mnt/lfs when you should be in /mnt/lfs/sources/binutils-2.17 The lfs user doesn't have full permissions in /mnt/lfs because that directory is owned by root. So the error message is caused by the fact t