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| author | Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-08-28 21:19:09 +0000 |
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| committer | Alex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-08-28 21:19:09 +0000 |
| commit | ae581daa002f6651c564c2cfccb159ccdb6686e0 (patch) | |
| tree | 108f8dcebdfda552794d8fadfc1f71ec30962827 /chapter06/binutils-inst.xml | |
| parent | 871df54793b18fd5d26bb69a44ebf7950f31d556 (diff) | |
Updating chapter 6 Binutils and Gcc installation text.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2690 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/binutils-inst.xml b/chapter06/binutils-inst.xml index d080a7a5d..1d2aafd16 100644 --- a/chapter06/binutils-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/binutils-inst.xml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ default optimization flags (including the -march and -mcpu options). Therefore, if you have defined any environment variables that override default optimizations, such as CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS, we recommend unsetting -or modifying them when building binutils.</para> +or modifying them when building Binutils.</para> <para>It is recommended by the Binutils installation documentation to build Binutils outside of the source directory:</para> @@ -14,29 +14,34 @@ Binutils outside of the source directory:</para> <para><screen><userinput>mkdir ../binutils-build cd ../binutils-build</userinput></screen></para> -<para>Next, prepare Binutils to be compiled:</para> +<para>Now prepare Binutils for compilation:</para> <para><screen><userinput>../binutils-&binutils-version;/configure \ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared</userinput></screen></para> -<para>Continue with compiling the package:</para> +<para>Compile the package:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make tooldir=/usr</userinput></screen></para> -<para><screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen></para> - <para>Normally, the <emphasis>tooldir</emphasis> (the directory where the -executables end up) is set to $(exec_prefix)/$(target_alias) which expands -into, for example, /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu. Since we only build for our -own system, we don't need this target specific directory in /usr. That -setup would be used if the system was used to cross-compile (for example -compiling a package on the Intel machine that generates code that can be -executed on Apple PowerPC machines).</para> +executables end up) is set to $(exec_prefix)/$(target_alias), which expands +into, for example, <filename>/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu</filename>. Since we only +build for our own system, we don't need this target specific directory in +<filename>/usr</filename>. That setup would be used if the system was used to +cross-compile (for example compiling a package on an Intel machine that +generates code that can be executed on PowerPC machines).</para> + +<para>Check the results:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen></para> <para>Install the package:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make tooldir=/usr install</userinput></screen></para> +<para>And remove a library that normally is not meant to be installed on its +own:</para> + <para><screen><userinput>rm /usr/lib/libiberty.a</userinput></screen></para> </sect2> |