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authorGerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>2002-02-26 22:03:06 +0000
committerGerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org>2002-02-26 22:03:06 +0000
commit28db75533e785dbbbfef007c93ce87764bba08e6 (patch)
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parent1bf460ed98d7194d6d4260e763b7e98fdc5c93f9 (diff)
explained why we mkdir ../binutils-build
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<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>
+<para><userinput>mkdir ../binutils-build:</userinput> The installation
+instructions for Binutils recommend creating a seperate build directory
+instead of compiling the package inside the source tree. So, we create a
+binutils-buildd directory and work from there.</para>
+
<para><userinput>--disable-nls:</userinput> This option disabled
internationalization (also known as i18n). We don't need this for our
static programs and nls often causes problems when you're linking