[Libguestfs] febootstrap, FYI

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 12:03:11AM -0700, dan farmer wrote:
> Trying to upgrade to the latest stuffŠ
> 
> Make'ing/compiling febootstrap-3.14 on centos 6.2 (uname ­a = "Linux
> blackhol3 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Mar 7 00:52:02 GMT 2012
> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"), I was getting an error:
> 
> > make[2]: Entering directory `/home/zen/src/virtual/febootstrap-3.14/helper'
> > gcc -std=gnu99 -static -g -O2 -static  -o init init-init.o  -lz /usr/bin/ld:
> > cannot find -lc collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[2]: *** [init] Error
> > 1
> > 
> You say in the README:
> 
> >   libcom_err
> >   libext2fs
> >   /sbin/mke2fs
> >     - These are part of e2fsprogs.
> > 
> Apparently not, at least on my sys; I have that installed:
> 
> > yum install 'e2fsprogs*86_64'
> > Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, presto, priorities, refresh-packagekit,
> > security
> > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> >  * base: mirrors.ecvps.com
> >  * extras: mirrors.cat.pdx.edu
> >  * kernel-xen: us1.mirror.crc.id.au
> >  * nux-libreoffice: mirror.li.nux.ro
> >  * rpmforge: apt.sw.be
> >  * updates: mirrors.arsc.edu
> > Setting up Install Process
> > Package e2fsprogs-libs-1.41.12-11.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest
> > version
> > Package e2fsprogs-devel-1.41.12-11.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest
> > version
> > Package e2fsprogs-1.41.12-11.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> > Nothing to do
> > 
>  Turns out that I need   glibc-static (or, rather,   glibc-static.x86_64
> 0:2.12-1.47.el6_2.12); found this in:
> 
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/centos-rhel-redhat-usrbinld-cannot-findlc-error
> /
> 
> After yum'ing that the make went cleanly forward.   In any case, FYI, in
> case you're tracking such things (ignore if not interested, abberation,
> etc.)

I'm providing febootstrap (3.12) source and binaries here:

http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs-RHEL-6.3-preview/

Rich.

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