Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-09-03 Thread lanjelot
Angel Tsankov wrote: As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? Hi I think I'll try the user based packager very soon and your shell script sounds interesting, is it possible to see it ? Thanks heaps -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Brandon Peirce
Chris Staub wrote: Chris Staub wrote: You're not *supposed* to be using package users in chapter 5. It's only in chapter 6. The only package installed using package users so far should be glibc. From the hint: Build Chapter 5 exactly as explained by the LFS book. There is only one little c

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Chris Staub
Angel Tsankov wrote: You're not *supposed* to be using package users in chapter 5. It's only in chapter 6. The only package installed using package users so far should be glibc. Why glibc only?! What about Linux Libc headers and Man pages - the hint recommends to install them using PU? Well

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Angel Tsankov
You're not *supposed* to be using package users in chapter 5. It's only in chapter 6. The only package installed using package users so far should be glibc. Why glibc only?! What about Linux Libc headers and Man pages - the hint recommends to install them using PU? -- http://linuxfromscratch.o

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Chris Staub
Chris Staub wrote: You're not *supposed* to be using package users in chapter 5. It's only in chapter 6. The only package installed using package users so far should be glibc. From the hint: Build Chapter 5 exactly as explained by the LFS book. There is only one little change you have to ma

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Chris Staub
Brandon Peirce wrote: Why root? Of course you can always achieve this with root, but that's kind of missing the point of package users technique, (and also violating principle of least privelege). I concede that the motivation for why you would use the package users technique in the first pla

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Brandon Peirce
Chris Staub wrote: The adjusted linker is installed into /tools, so you need to use root. Why root? Of course you can always achieve this with root, but that's kind of missing the point of package users technique, (and also violating principle of least privelege). I concede that the motivat

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Chris Staub
Brandon Peirce wrote: Angel Tsankov wrote: For LFS 6.1.1 the instructions says "Install the adjusted linker by running the following command from within the binutils-build directory:" The "make -C ld ... install" command is different to the LFS 6.2 commands but is still manipulating (in 6.1.1

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Chris Staub
Angel Tsankov wrote: As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? If you need to ask this, you shouldn't be using package users. Besides, the whole toolchain readjustment only affects stuff in /tools, so it doesn't make any difference what user you use. -- http://linu

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Angel Tsankov
As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? "First, backup the /tools linker, and replace it with..." The linker (ld) is part of the binutils package, so the first block of commands (3 mv and 1 ln) should be done as your binutils package user. For LFS 6.1.1 the instruc

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Brandon Peirce
Angel Tsankov wrote: As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? "First, backup the /tools linker, and replace it with..." The linker (ld) is part of the binutils package, so the first block of commands (3 mv and 1 ln) should be done as your binutils package user. F

Re: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Angel Tsankov
As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? "First, backup the /tools linker, and replace it with..." The linker (ld) is part of the binutils package, so the first block of commands (3 mv and 1 ln) should be done as your binutils package user. "Next, amend the GCC specs

RE: package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Brandon Peirce
Angel Tsankov wrote: As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? "First, backup the /tools linker, and replace it with..." The linker (ld) is part of the binutils package, so the first block of commands (3 mv and 1 ln) should be done as your binutils package user. "Nex

package users: re-adjusting the toolchain

2006-08-30 Thread Angel Tsankov
As what user should I re-adjust the toolchain in Ch. 6 of LFS 6.1.1? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page