[linuxdc-dev] Re: [linux-sh:03313] Re: Building a cross compiler for the Dreamcast

[Gregg C L. <dr...@wo...>]

Hello from Gregg C Levine
That's what it took. I created a non-root user, logged in as him. I then set
ownership on the directories necessary for building the ctoss compiler, and
started it off. It took the same time that your documentation stated, or
around that figure. Now the question is, installing it. How should I do
that?
Gregg C Levine drwho8 atsign worldnet dot att dot net
"Oh my!" The Second Doctor's nearly favorite phrase.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Kegel" <da...@ke...>
To: "Gregg C Levine" <dr...@wo...>
Cc: <lin...@li...>; <lin...@m1...>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-sh:03313] Re: Building a cross compiler for the
Dreamcast


> Gregg C Levine wrote:
> > Hello from Gregg C Levine
> > Hmm. What I posted there, was a copy & paste from that newgroup posting.
> > Evidently I did forget to provide a script of what the script does.
> >
> > ...
> > + abort 'Don'\''t run all.sh or crosstool.sh as root, it'\''s dangerous'
> > + echo 'Don'\''t' run all.sh or crosstool.sh as root, 'it'\''s'
dangerous
> > Don't run all.sh or crosstool.sh as root, it's dangerous
> > + exec false
> >
> > I think that output clarifies my position.
>
> Right.  Quick question: were you logged in as root when you ran that
script?
> If so, which part of "Don't run all.sh or crosstool.sh as root, it's
dangerous"
> don't you understand?  I'd be happy to make that message clearer.
> If not, hrmf, I'll have to revise my root detection.
>
> > And your right. Packages for
> > Slackware are indeed tarballs, except the makepkg tool adds a script
which
> > adds it to the records of what's installed on the system. Since your
tool
> > says it can make RPM packages, I can convert those to ny Slackware
packages.
> > What I'd really like is a few pointers suggesting where I should go
next.
>
> First off, let's just get demo-sh4.sh running.  Log in as a non-root
> user and try running it (after creating the directory /opt/crosstool
> and chowning it to that user).
> - Dan
>
>
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