Thank you, Sindi.
I figured out how grep was installed and fixed it about 20 minutes
after posting :) (deleted the existing executable and recreated the
link to busybox in /bin with ln -s )
I tried getting more info on Pulp, but it is mostly in German. I guess
I'd have to find out through trial & error how it works, and that
wouldn't be so easy b/c this computer has the kb circuitry fried so I
have to pull out the HD and install on another computer. Also, I'm
thinking that the Tor provided in Pulp is not update-able via repos,
which would through me into the compilation dilemma again.
It is important to be able to update Tor especially on an always on
machine as I plan this to be, b/c exploits, bugs and memory leaks are
discovered and corrected all the time. The kernel is otherwise quite
stable, even the old ones.
I will look up the archive about uclibc, but right now I'm thinking
that a better way would be to cross-compile, since I'm running linux
in other environments where compilation is not easy (e.g., my NAS). I
tried searching the archive for this but could not find much.
Another suggestion thrown my way was Linux from Scratch:
http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
Cheers,
Indelible Bonobo
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> I installed BasLin on a Pentium I 75 hoping to be able to compile TOR
> and run that computer as a non-exit relay. I'm hoping someone can
> offer some tips as to which packages must I install to be able to
> compile some modern programs.
>
> I installed gcc and the other tools from Slackware 4.0 as described at
> http://www.consumedconsumer.org/2012/10/linux-tor-relay-on-pentium-75.html
> and when trying to compile I get a bunch of complaints from
> ./configure (listed all at
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=4803018#post4803018
> )
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> Perhaps the most significant complaint, in my judgement, is about the
> existing grep (via Busybox, if I'm not mistaken) being not up to par.
> I tried upgrading grep with grep.tgz from Slackware 4 and/or 9 but
> unfortunately that caused pkg to malfunction. Now everytime I try to
> install something I get an error in pkg (line 21 or so) stating that
> no grep can be found. In retrospect, I should have perhaps just
> updated Busybox.
>
> I will reinstall everything, but to bring the box to a state that
> allows compilation of Tor (and maybe other programs), what should I
> install / upgrade?
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> [Hello everybody, this is my first post on this list. Hope your week
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> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:23:10 +0000 (UTC)
> From: sindi keesan <***@SDF.ORG>
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> Take a look at pkg script and see where it is looking for grep, and
> symlink the new grep to that location, or point the pkg script at it.
> I am using BL2 so cannot check pkg right now.
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> A lot of programs will not compile with the tools from BL. One option is
> to try to compile against uclibc. Read about that in the archive.
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> Sindi
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> On Thu, 11 Oct 2012, Indelible Bonobo wrote:
>
>> I installed BasLin on a Pentium I 75 hoping to be able to compile TOR
>> and run that computer as a non-exit relay. I'm hoping someone can
>> offer some tips as to which packages must I install to be able to
>> compile some modern programs.
>>
>> I installed gcc and the other tools from Slackware 4.0 as described at
>> http://www.consumedconsumer.org/2012/10/linux-tor-relay-on-pentium-75.html
>> and when trying to compile I get a bunch of complaints from
>> ./configure (listed all at
>> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=4803018#post4803018
>> )
>>
>> Perhaps the most significant complaint, in my judgement, is about the
>> existing grep (via Busybox, if I'm not mistaken) being not up to par.
>> I tried upgrading grep with grep.tgz from Slackware 4 and/or 9 but
>> unfortunately that caused pkg to malfunction. Now everytime I try to
>> install something I get an error in pkg (line 21 or so) stating that
>> no grep can be found. In retrospect, I should have perhaps just
>> updated Busybox.
>>
>> I will reinstall everything, but to bring the box to a state that
>> allows compilation of Tor (and maybe other programs), what should I
>> install / upgrade?
>>
>> [Hello everybody, this is my first post on this list. Hope your week
>> was super and your week-end.. even better :)]
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> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:25:31 +0000 (UTC)
> From: sindi keesan <***@SDF.ORG>
> Subject: Re: [BL] compiling TOR
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> Try the pulp version of puppy linux, which has a precompiled TOR.
> Pulp boots into 10MB memory and if you exit (or don't load) the GUI,
> somewhat less. It supports much more modern software.
>
> Sindi Keesan
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> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:21:23 +0100
> From: "Ian" <***@freedomnet.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [BL] compiling TOR
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> Sindi, is there a mailing list, like this one for puppy?
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> Ian.
> On 11 Oct 2012 at 19:25, sindi keesan wrote:
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>> Try the pulp version of puppy linux, which has a precompiled TOR.
>> Pulp boots into 10MB memory and if you exit (or don't load) the GUI,
>> somewhat less. It supports much more modern software.
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> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:58:16 +0000 (UTC)
> From: sindi keesan <***@SDF.ORG>
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> Forum. http://murga-linux.com/puppy
> Search on pulp linux. There is one discussion item with a link to the
> latest location of the .iso file. I can explain how to boot the 'frugal'
> installation with loadlin or lilo. Later versions require grub to boot.
>
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012, Ian wrote:
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>> Sindi, is there a mailing list, like this one for puppy?
>>
>> Ian.
>> On 11 Oct 2012 at 19:25, sindi keesan wrote:
>>
>>> Try the pulp version of puppy linux, which has a precompiled TOR.
>>> Pulp boots into 10MB memory and if you exit (or don't load) the GUI,
>>> somewhat less. It supports much more modern software.
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