Adjust binutils-pass1 so we don't need to hang on to its source directories.

Also use 'gcc -dumpmachine' instead of the MACHTYPE var.


git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@7316 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

chapter01/changelog.xml

@@ -36,15 +36,25 @@
     </listitem>
 -->
 
+    <listitem>
+      <para>January 30, 2006</para>
+      <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[jhuntwork] - Adjust binutils-pass1 so we don't need to hang on to its
+	  source directories. Also use 'gcc -dumpmachine' instead of the MACHTYPE var.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+    </listitem>
+
     <listitem>
       <para>January 29, 2006</para>
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
-	  <para>[jhuntwork] - Restore the use of *startfile_prefix_spec.
+	  <para>[jhuntwork] - Restore the use of *startfile_prefix_spec.</para>
 	</listitem>
         <listitem>
 	  <para>[jhuntwork] - Remove a spurious -i from the perl command when
-	  readjusting the toolchain. Thanks Dan Nicholson.
+	  readjusting the toolchain. Thanks Dan Nicholson.</para>
 	</listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
     </listitem>

chapter05/adjusting.xml

@@ -15,27 +15,20 @@
   these libraries. In order to accomplish this, the linker and the
   compiler's specs file need to be adjusted.</para>
 
-  <para>The linker, adjusted at the end of the first pass of Binutils,
-  is installed by running the following command from within the
-  <filename class="directory">binutils-build</filename> directory:</para>
+  <para>The linker, adjusted at the end of the first pass of Binutils, needs
+  to be renamed so that it can be properly found and used. First, backup the
+  original linker, then replace it with the adjusted linker. We'll also
+  create a link to its counterpart in <filename class="directory">
+  /tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin</filename></para>
 
-<screen><userinput>make -C ld install</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>mv -v /tools/bin/{ld,ld-old}
+mv -v /tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin/{ld,ld-old}
+mv -v /tools/bin/{ld-new,ld}
+ln -sv /tools/bin/ld /tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin/ld</userinput></screen>
 
   <para>From this point onwards, everything will link only against the
   libraries in <filename class="directory">/tools/lib</filename>.</para>
 
-  <note>
-    <para>If the earlier warning to retain the Binutils source and
-    build directories from the first pass was missed, ignore the above
-    command. This results in a small chance that the subsequent testing
-    programs will link against libraries on the host. This is not ideal,
-    but it is not a major problem. The situation is corrected when the
-    second pass of Binutils is installed later.</para>
-  </note>
-
-  <para>Now that the adjusted linker is installed, the Binutils build and source
-  directories should be removed.</para>
-
   <para>The next task is to point GCC to the new dynamic linker. This is done by
   dumping GCC's <quote>specs</quote> file to a location where GCC will look for it
   by default. A simple <command>sed</command> substitution then alters the

chapter05/binutils-pass1.xml

@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen>
     later on:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make -C ld clean
-make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen>
+make -C ld LDFLAGS="-s" LIB_PATH=/tools/lib
+cp -v ld/ld-new /tools/bin</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>
       <title>The meaning of the make parameters:</title>
@@ -120,10 +121,12 @@ make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><parameter>-C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</parameter></term>
+        <term><parameter>-C ld LDFLAGS="-s" LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</parameter></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>This option rebuilds everything in the <filename
-          class="directory">ld</filename> subdirectory. Specifying the
+          class="directory">ld</filename> subdirectory. The
+	  <envar>LDFLAGS</envar> variable will build a static version of
+	  <command>ld</command>. Specifying the
           <envar>LIB_PATH</envar> Makefile variable on the command line
           allows us to override the default value and point it to the
           temporary tools location. The value of this variable specifies
@@ -134,12 +137,6 @@ make -C ld LIB_PATH=/tools/lib</userinput></screen>
 
     </variablelist>
 
-    <warning>
-      <para><emphasis>Do not</emphasis> remove the Binutils build and source
-      directories yet. These will be needed again in their current state later
-      in this chapter.</para>
-    </warning>
-
   </sect2>
 
   <sect2 role="content">

chapter06/readjusting.xml

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ directories.</para>
 
 <para>First, backup the <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> linker, and
 replace it with the adjusted linker we made in chapter 5. We'll also create a 
-link to its counterpart in <filename class="directory">/tools/$MACHTYPE/bin</filename></para>
+link to its counterpart in <filename class="directory">/tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin</filename></para>
 
 <screen><userinput>mv -v /tools/bin/{ld,ld-old}
-mv -v /tools/$MACHTYPE/bin/{ld,ld-old}
+mv -v /tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin/{ld,ld-old}
 mv -v /tools/bin/{ld-new,ld}
-ln -sv /tools/bin/ld /tools/$MACHTYPE/bin/ld</userinput></screen>
+ln -sv /tools/bin/ld /tools/$(gcc -dumpmachine)/bin/ld</userinput></screen>
 
 <para>Next, amend the GCC specs file so that it points to the new
 dynamic linker, and so that GCC knows where to find its start files.

general.ent

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!ENTITY version "SVN-20060129">
-<!ENTITY releasedate "January 29, 2006">
+<!ENTITY version "SVN-20060130">
+<!ENTITY releasedate "January 30, 2006">
 <!ENTITY milestone "6.2">
 <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development", "testing", or "x.y[-pre{x}]" -->