Questions tagged [linux-from-scratch]
Linux From Scratch (LFS) provides step-by-step instructions for building a custom Linux system from source. Do not confuse this tag with the git-lfs tag.
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building glibc-2.25 error : FAIL: nptl/tst-cond17
I've been reading through LFS while following the instructions till I got to the point where I needed to compile glibc-2.25 for the actual system.
After running make check, have encountered the ...
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libsysstat 0.3.3 fails to compile
Problem
Following the description at Beyond Linux From Scratch libsysstat 0.3.3 fails to compile.
Output
Scanning dependencies of target sysstat-qt5_automoc
[ 12%] Automatic moc for target sysstat-...
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Building textlive source in BLFS
I am trying to build texlive source in BLFS (Beyond Linux From Scratch).
export TEXARCH=$(uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/i386/ -e s/$/-linux/) &&
mkdir texlive-build &&
cd texlive-build &...
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Bash - Linux from scratch, cheching library script
I reading LSF and saw some operation, description one i am not found.
Please tell me what this means:
lib{gmp,mpfr,mpc}.la
Full code listing:
cat > library-check.sh << "EOF"
#!/bin/bash
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Linux from scratch, Glibc-2.16 make error
I've been closely following commands from 'Linux from scratch' book version 7.2, and as usual everything was fine until i've reached chapter 6.9, and the problem is when I try to install glibc by '...
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Compilation issue with Sed 4.2.1
When I try to launch the ./configure command of Sed I get:
gawk: ./conf1dkaC9/subs.awk:3: fatal error: internal error
./config.status: line 1409: 7676 Done eval sed \"\$...
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LFS Fails on step 6.18 with x86_64-lfs-linux-gnu-gcc -dumpspecs > tmp-specs
I'm on 6.18 of LFS.
https://linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable-systemd/chapter06/gcc-pass2.html
But I keep getting the error below.
g++ -fno-PIE -c -g -O2 -DIN_GCC -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -...
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QtWebEngine failed to compile
I'm building Linux From Scratch 10 current stable 64bit. I've gcc-10.2.0.
I've successfully installed everything, including Qt5-15.0. I've installed all recommended packages. I followed the guide: ...
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GCC Version 10.1.0 failing on compilation of a BUILT IN function call in LFS "Illegal Instruction Internal Compiler Error"
My build is frozen this is figured out.
I'm using jhalfs to get started but the issue is most certainly gcc-10.1.0
I get the following error in the make log. The error outwardly says this a gcc thing.....
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Do I really need Python on my Linux system (specifically my LFS one)?
I'm building an LFS system and I'm hoping to deploy the Linux distro I build for a very specific purpose. I won't say what the purpose is, but I purposefully left out Python, among some other packages,...
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Using 'exec' in bash_profile stops login shell
I'm creating the following .bash_profile (from linuxfromscratch guide) for lfs user:
exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash
When executing su - lfs I get:
[1]+ Stopped ...
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Tests for libffi fail on LFS
I am working on a Linux From Scratch project and I've run into some (potential) issues. In chapter 6.49: Libffi-3.2.1, I executed the "sed", "configure" and "make" commands successfully but when I ...
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Error when trying to make QTWebKit following Linux From Scratch
I'm trying to install the Plasma 5 KDE desktop and one of the required dependencies is QtWebkit, when I was trying to compile it I got this error.
/sources/kde/qtwebkit-opensource-src-5.9.0-...
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Linux from scratch Installation of Cross GCC (recipe for target 'configure-target-libstdc++-v3' failed)
checking dynamic linker characteristics... configure: error: Link tests are not allowed after GCC_NO_EXECUTABLES.
Makefile:10457: recipe for target 'configure-target-libstdc++-v3' failed
make[1]: *** [...
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efivar: cannot find -lpopt
I'm attempting to compile efivars on LFS for UEFI when I get the following output, even after I've compiled libpopt (attempted with and without sed -i -e "s/@MARK64@//" Makefile.am as noted in http://...
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LFS custom Linux kernel panics on boot
So I recently finished my own Linux From Scratch build (7.9-SYSTEMD), following the book character for character (did not strip the libraries nor have I removed the unneeded static libraries) and am ...
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how to get Linux kernel 3.18 rc4 main line to use oom_score_adj lib
Not sure if this is two question, but I wanted to start with both here in case they are related. I use a Linux PXE and grub for dos boot in various ways. I have used the same file system adding a few ...
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How to use a certain ruby version?
I try to run a script on a LFS Batchsystem. The cluster offers an older version of ruby, so I had to install my gems and rvm locally on my account. Is there a way to run my local installed ruby ...
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gcc make install error
I try to compile gcc with make install and it gives me this:
make[1]: Entering directory `/media/BOSS/sources/gcc-build'
/bin/bash ../gcc-4.8.1/mkinstalldirs /tools /tools
/bin/bash: line 3: cd: ./...
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Building LFS - Error at 5.7: Need linker with .init_array/.fini_array support
I am about to build my first Linux from scratch....
I've done everything exactly as it's written in the book - at least i think i did.
Now, building the glibc results to the following problem:
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LFS 7.2 glibc-2.16.0 make error
I'm building an LFS system ( refering to LFS 7.2 )
I got this make error while building glibc-2.16.0:
/mnt/lfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-lfs-linux-gnu/4.7.1/../../../../i686-lfs-linux-gnu/bin/ld: ...
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LFS v7.2 libc-2.16 error while make
While glibc-2.16 make following error occurred:
glibc-build/math/s_modff.os.dt -MT
/media/vaibhav/sources/glibc-build/math/s_modff.os
../sysdeps/ieee754/flt-32/s_isnanf.c:37:1: error: 'EI_isnanf'
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Permission error in Binutil while "make install"
I'm working on LFS7.2. I'm getting permission error while "make install" the binutil package, but I could successfully able to create folder in all the 3 dir (source,tools,usr) with the user lfs. I ...
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Mesa3D Without X
I've spent the past 2 days searching this topic and I haven't found any up-to-date answers. I have a test project that is being based on the latest development LFS (based on Kernel 3.4.1) but without ...
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Building Python 3.6.4 on Linux from scratch
I'm trying to build Python 3.6.4 from LFS 8.2-systemd so I run the configure command:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--enable-shared \
--with-system-expat \
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Linux from scratch error v7.1 ch6.9 Glibc
So i'm trying to configure glibc2.14.1 on a lfs build (step 6.9). i get as far as configuring it when i get the following error:
root:/home/glibc-build# ../glibc-2.14.1/configure --prefix=/usr --...
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Linux from Scratch 10.2.0 gcc fails [closed]
Hey guys i tried building gcc with Linux from Scratch 10.2.0.
I followed the instructions exactly, but the make command throws following Error:
checking whether gcc understands -c and -o together... ...
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Why Using "< /dev/null" with a program like "bzip2"?
bzip2 --version 2>&1 < /dev/null | head -n1 | cut -d" " -f1,7-
I saw this code in the LFS book, what is the purpose of the < /dev/null there?
I know < /dev/null is used to prevent ...
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Getting error while compiling Glibc-2.28 on LFS fifth module
Im following LFS 8.3 and at 5th module when i run the configure script of Glibc-2.28 before running make im getting the below error
checking for gnumake... no
checking for gmake... gmake
checking ...
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How to install wget on LFS system
I am pretty newbie to Linux and started LFS because I needed it for school. So my system is now perfectly running with an internet connection, but I still don't have any packet manager or something. ...
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glibc make fails inside of chroot enviroment
So today I was working on my LFS system using version 7.7 of the stable book. I got to the point where you build the glibc package after doing a chroot into the LFS directory. The package configures ...
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Building glibc from source not compiling ldconfig
I've downloaded, built and installed glibc many times before and all was ok, this time ldconfig binary is not created and hence I am unable to update the /etc/ld.so.cache file correctly leading to a ...
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configure error for mpfr-3.1.2 missing libgmp but is is in the /usr/lib
I am on step 6.15.1 on linux from scratch. When I am trying to configure the mpfr I am getting an error ...
checking for __gmpz_init in -lgmp... no
configure: error: libgmp not found or uses a ...
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error in make check of pkg-config of lfs 6.5
I am building LFS based on LFS 6.5 book,in my ubuntu 11.10. I got test suite failed message when installing pkg-config in chapter 6.17. The error is in file pkg-config-0.23/check/common line number 20,...
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linuxfromscratch: Can't do make menuconfig for linux installing
On this chapter http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter08/kernel.html
root@host# chroot "$LFS" /usr/bin/env -i \
> HOME=/root TERM="$TERM" PS1='\u:\w\$ ' \
> PATH=/bin:/...
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should we delete the build directories created in LFS for installing binutils-2.20? [closed]
I am in the part ( http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/6.6/chapter05/binutils-pass2.html)
( http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/6.6/chapter05/binutils-pass1.html)
they ask ...
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Git lfs already saved file as text - how to change it to binary?
I've already pushed file 'New Terrain.asset' for Unity as text with previous commits. But I've noticed that it is downloaded with error on every project cloning.
I've changed manually .gitattribute ...
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gcc compiles ELF file with wrong search list
After compiling gcc and using it to compile a simple c program:
echo 'int main(){}' > dummy.c
cc dummy.c -v -Wl,--verbose &> dummy.log
grep -B4 '^ /usr/include' dummy.log
the result is:
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Linux from scratch Segmentation fault error
I am on Section 6.7 trying to install the linux API headers.
I cd into the folder /sources/linux-4.12 in my chroot environment. However when I try to run the make mrproper command, I get the error: ...
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System crashed during glibc compile, refuses to compile again even after remaking build directory
I am chrooted into the temporary system (/tools). During the compile of glibc (step 6.9 of LFS), my computer unexpectedly shut down. After booting back up, remaking the build directory, running ...
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Stuck on LFS @ 5.7.1 "Glibc Installation"
I'm trying to build my own LFS system so I can better understand how linux works, but I'm stuck at 5.7.1 where you have to build Glibc. I've already un-tarred it into Sources, and logged into lfs ...
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shell script - redirect all data from stdout to /dev/null [duplicate]
i use travis-ci to build linux from scratch version 7.8. during build, travis-ci throw error because log file large than 4 mega bytes. you can see at lfs-auto, build #15
now, i want to redirect all ...
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Cross compiling "grub2" for live CD. How to use the "--prefix" option?
I make a live CD with custom linux and "grub2" on board.
I compile the "grub2" from source code:
HOST=x86_64-linux-gnu
TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-uclibc
CPPFLAGS="-I${INST_CROSS_TOOLS}/usr/include"...
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LFS 7.2: Hundreds of errors in glibc make check
I am on Section 6.9 of the LFS book. Everything before this section seemed fine.
When I ran make check I got a huge number of errors. A longer transcript of my make check run can be found here on ...
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LFS Chapter 6.20 Ncurses install error
I've been going step by step until midnight, then I turned off the Laptop (Standby) - i've Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as OS. When I woke up I wanted to continue, so I started my laptop again, but the screen ...
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Apache 2.4.4 - compiled from source, a2ensite is missing?
I've set up a Linux machine for web development and learning some administration skills. It's running with LFS, so everything is compiled from source and I have the latest versions for all software ...
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After git lfs migration, "refusing to merge unrelated histories" happens when pull
I applied git LFS to my repository. The commands I used were:
( There are no branches in this repository. )
git lfs migrate import --include="*.uasset"
git push --force origin master
There ...
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Trying to compile GCC returns a bunch of errors [closed]
For the last hours I'm trying to compile GCC for LFS.
But it returns me this:
configure: error: in `/mnt/lfs/sources/gcc-13.2.0/build/intl':
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
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Error while executing make check on glibc build for LFS
I try to build my own Linux from scratch -yeah yeah from https://www.fr.linuxfromscratch.org/ . (Warning here : it's the french page I show you here) I am at this page https://www.fr.linuxfromscratch....
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Error with ECS container connecting to Service discovery endpoint
I have a dockerfile that is build in alpine and the image built in alpine and the runner is on scratchthe image runs on AWS ECS and has to connect the an endpoint hosted by AWS service discovery to ...
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