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Actually in the main book you do a sort of cross compile even on x86 to separate the host system from the one your trying to build. They call this step adjusting the tool-chain but your in essence building a cross compiler for the same arch. In the main book not the CLFS one there are parts that mention if you are building for x64 so I think the document that the live disk is refering to was merged with the main book at some time. Remember the...

Hi, Like I suggested before: Start from scratch, it is safest. After wiping all LFS related, first make 100% sure your host is up to specs before you start again. BTW: The /tools link (seen from your host that is) should be there, it is/was created in chapter 4.2 together with $LFS/tools.

Quote: Originally Posted by druuna @dvdljns: LFS 6.5 is stable and works. If you follow the on-line book (and do start with the first page...), it should all work. I do advise to use the LFS liveCD as host and not the distro you currently use. Most common starting problems are related to having a host that is not up to specs ( iv. Host System Requirements ). I do believe that the problem you are having is also related to this (missing or...

Quote: Originally Posted by druuna Hi, So, your host is _not_ up to specs...... This from the Host System Requirements page: Gcc-3.0.1 (Versions greater than 4.4.1 are not recommended as they have not been tested) Linux Kernel-2.6.18 (having been compiled with GCC-3.0 or greater) This could be the root cause of your problem. I would give it another try if I where you. Maybe with the extra experience you now have, things will fall into place...

Just a note - Virtualbox and LiveCD is great if you want to keep using your existing system while you build. As alluded by others, the LiveCD is out of date. It's great for a host platform, but you should download the new versions of programs with the wget input file mentioned in the 6.5 book. Also, the book mentions getting the latest kernel in the 2.6.30 series which is not the version in the book, so pay attention to your filenames on...

Quote: Originally Posted by druuna Hi, After you execute these commands, there will be no ld-new anymore (it is moved to ld by mv -v /tools/bin/{ld-new,ld} ). The whole block switches the previously used ld (from your host) by the newly created ld (created in chapter 5). The re-adjusting of the toolchain (and the checks that go with it) are crucial. thanx... all went well but i am still getting the same error....what if i try to start again...

hi friends... i am in the chap 6 of LFS v6.4....i got stuck with an error in compiling mpfr-2.3.2... i installed gmp..... while compiling mpfr-2.3.2 it shows error... libgmd not found or using a different ABI. what do i do....

Quote: Originally Posted by ghostdog74 after you get your latest file name Code: shopt -s extglob rm !(latest.file) ======================== Thanks to All you guys especially ghostdog74, It really worked, I really appreciate, The only thing that I need to ask you is about "shopt -s extglob" command As i do not want to go blindly... so if you can briefly tell me what " shopt -s extglob " command does , it...

Thanks for the reply. What I'm interested in is the API for direct access to the framebuffer itself, i.e. /dev/fb0 or whatever it is. This would be the API that something like DirectFB would make use of. Thanks, FM

Quote: Originally Posted by jhwilliams It may be that localedef is attempting to create a temporary file in /tmp. Do you have a /tmp, yet? Adding a -v flag is always a good next step: Code: localedef -v -i en_US -f UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8 Grepping the verbose output for 'tmp' didn't show anything, but here it is in its entirety: Code: /tools/share/i18n/locales/en_US:7: non-symbolic character value should not be used...