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| author | Timothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-01-19 15:36:47 +0000 |
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| committer | Timothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-01-19 15:36:47 +0000 |
| commit | 99302877e2420aec4721c0be2416c2749361896f (patch) | |
| tree | 539fbe19c4c1ece43d94bccda5411d229f764677 /chapter06/gzip-inst.xml | |
| parent | 25ef3c3d776fa5f899311075c462d4333cc7f179 (diff) | |
Chapter 6 cleanup after conversions.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2392 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml b/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml index 06b9441f9..28d387f77 100644 --- a/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/gzip-inst.xml @@ -3,46 +3,38 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Gzip</title> +<para>A buffer overflow may occur if <userinput>gzip</userinput> +encounters a filename over 1020 characters in length. Apply the +patch to fix this problem:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gzip-&gzip-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para> + <para>Prepare Gzip to be compiled:</para> -<para><screen><userinput> -patch -Np1 -i ../gzip-&gzip-patch-version;.patch && -./configure --prefix=/usr && -cp gzexe.in{,.backup} && -sed 's%"BINDIR"%/bin%' gzexe.in.backup > gzexe.in -</userinput></screen></para> +<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>Change the default installation directory for Gzip so it will +be installed in the <filename class="directory">/bin</filename> +directory:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>cp gzexe.in{,.backup} && +sed 's%"BINDIR"%/bin%' gzexe.in.backup > gzexe.in</userinput></screen></para> <para>Continue with compiling the package:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para> -<para>And finish off installing the package:</para> +<para>Install the package:</para> <para><screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para> -<para>Move the Gzip binaries to the root partition:</para> +<para>Move the Gzip binaries to the <filename +class="directory">/bin</filename> directory:</para> -<para><screen><userinput> -mv /usr/bin/gzip /bin && +<para><screen><userinput>mv /usr/bin/gzip /bin && rm /usr/bin/{gunzip,zcat} && ln -s gzip /bin/gunzip && ln -s gzip /bin/zcat && ln -s gunzip /bin/uncompress</userinput></screen></para> </sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Command explanations</title> - -<para><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../gzip-1.2.4b.patch:</userinput> -This patch fixes a buffer overflow that occurs when a filename is -longer than 1020 characters.</para> - -<para><userinput> -cp gzexe.in{,.backup} && -sed 's%"BINDIR"%/bin%' gzexe.in.backup > gzexe.in</userinput> -Change the default installation directory for Gzip so it will be -installed on the root partition.</para> - - -</sect2> |