[pocket-linux] A.3.3.1 Create a staging area

[David Horton]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mlij at globo.com [mailto:mlij at globo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:49 PM
> To: 'Support for Pocket Linux Guide'
> Subject: Re: [pocket-linux] A.3.3.1 Create a staging area
> 
>  '>'>
>  '>'> I believe that is necessary to put the line:
>  '>'>
>  '>'> mkdir -p share/terminfo/l
>  '>'>
>  '>'> in the A.3.3.1.
>  '>'>
>  '>'
>  '>'There already is 'mkdir -p share/termcap/l' in section A.3.3.1
>  '>'Are you using the latest version of the guide?  If not, you can
>  '>'download it at http://www.tldp.org/guides.html#pocket
>  '>'
>  '>'> I had to put this line to copy linux in the A.3.3.3:
>  '>'> cp /usr/share/terminfo/l/linux ~/usr-staging/share/terminfo/l
>  '>'>
>  '>'> I did not put the "periods" that there are at the end in A.3.3.3
>  '>'>
>  '>'> I put cp /usr/lib/libncurses.so.5 ~/usr-staging/lib
>  '>'>
>  '>'
>  '>'Either way is fine.  The . just refers to the present directory.
> 
>  I am using the lastest version of the guide.
> 
> **************************************
> Section:                             *
> A.3.3.1. Create a staging area       *
>                                      *
> bash# mkdir ~/usr-staging            *
> bash# cd ~/usr-staging               *
> bash# mkdir bin lib                  *
> bash# mkdir -p share/termcap/l       *
> *************************************
> 
> I do not understand.
> How is it possible to create  mkdir -p share/termcap/l and copy
> cp /usr/share/terminfo/l/linux . ?
> 

Ah ha! I misread what you wrote previously.  There is a typo in 3.3.1.
It should be terminfo, not termcap.  So the line in 3.3.1 should read
'mkdir -p share/terminfo/l'.  Thanks for pointing this out.  I will
make a note in the errata.

Dave