Re: glibc-2.42 instuctions don't clearly say where to build Time Zone data

On 11/29/25 08:51, Rainer Fiebig ([email protected] via lfs-support 
Mailing List) wrote:

> Am 29.11.25 um 02:57 schrieb Richard Henschel ([email protected]
> via lfs-support Mailing List):
>> On 11/28/25 00:28, Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via lfs-support
>> Mailing List) wrote:
>>> On 11/26/25 7:16 PM, "Richard" ([email protected] via
>>> lfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
>>>> The instructions work fine, just not clear where:
>>>>
>>>> Add 'cd glibc-2.42/timezone' directory or ../timezone if in the 'build'
>>>> directory at the top.
>>>> There is also a timezone directory in the 'build' directory where
>>>> this won't
>>>> work.
>>> As stated in Part III, page iii, General Compilation Instructions,
>>> Second 'Important' note:
>>>
>>> 3. For each package:
>>>
>>>     a. Using the tar program, extract the package to be built.
>>>
>>>     b. Change to the directory created when the package was extracted.
>>>
>>>     ...
>>>
>>> So we assume starting in the directory  $LFS/sources/glibc-2.42/, or
>>> in Chapters 7 and 8 just /sources/glibc-2.42.
>>>
>>> The only time we say to change directories is
>>>
>>>    mkdir -v build
>>>    cd       build
>>>
>>> Don't read things into the instructions that are not there.  All other
>>> commands use either relative directory locations or absolute directory
>>> paths.
>>>
>>>    -- Bruce
>>>
>> True, but you never tell the installer to "cd timezone" directory in the
>> root of the package source.  You should.  I only did because I did
>> install of libc years ago and knew there was such a directory, and got a
>> clue when did "tar -xf ../../tzdata2025b.tar.gz" showing that I was
>> supposed to be in a subdirectory under the source root.  A newbie might
>> not catch that.  The instruction block should be:
> I think you got this wrong.  If the user follows the instructions he is
> still in the  /build  directory when the time-zone-data are untarred.
> And the time-zone-data are untarred into this directory.  The program
> "zic" which is then used to compile/install the timezones has already
> been installed at this point with "make install".  Thus it is neither
> necessary nor would it make sense to "cd timezone".
>
>
> Rainer

OK.  I understand my mistake now.  I took the scenic tour through 
DESTDIR because at the time it was a glibc upgrade.  I did not return 
exactly back to where I came from and confused myself.  My apologies for 
putting you through this.

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