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| author | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-09-05 22:35:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Mark Hymers <markh@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2001-09-05 22:35:33 +0000 |
| commit | 1a71dc7d0bb4ef640e3b33dc69b09797f33167e2 (patch) | |
| tree | 4672cee13f207caea0eba377dcfc0b0b66b1a7f7 /chapter05/gzip-inst.xml | |
| parent | a8fd7985d843d6547b67c98d9341302f12aca60a (diff) | |
[Bug 162]: Move patch commands for gzip and sh-utils in ch5 out of main text
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@1184 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter05/gzip-inst.xml b/chapter05/gzip-inst.xml index 8d19c3cbb..09e431d2d 100644 --- a/chapter05/gzip-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/gzip-inst.xml @@ -1,11 +1,19 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Gzip</title> -<para>Before Gzip is installed, the gzip patch file needs to be -unpacked.</para> +<para>Before Gzip is installed, the patch file may need to be applied. This +patch file is necessary to avoid a conflict of variable names +with Glibc-2.0 systems when compiling and linking statically and so is +only required if your base system runs Glibc-2.0. It is however +safe to apply the patch even if you are running a different glibc +version, so if you aren't sure, it's best to apply it.</para> -<para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gzip-&gzip-version;.patch &&</userinput> -<userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr &&</userinput> +<para>Apply the patch by running the following command:</para> + +<para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gzip-&gzip-version;.patch</userinput></para> + +<para>Install Gzip by running the following commands:</para> +<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr &&</userinput> <userinput>make LDFLAGS=-static &&</userinput> <userinput>make install &&</userinput> <userinput>cp $LFS/usr/bin/gunzip $LFS/usr/bin/gzip $LFS/bin &&</userinput> |