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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2018-07-07 17:48:11 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2018-07-07 17:48:11 +0000
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Add a configuration option to libffi to ensure proper
architecture selection. Include an explanation and how to select alternative options. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11435 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter06/libffi.xml b/chapter06/libffi.xml
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@@ -55,7 +55,26 @@ sed -e '/^includedir/ s/=.*$/=@includedir@/' \
<para>Prepare libffi for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static --with-gcc-arch=native</userinput></screen>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the configure option:</title>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>--with-gcc-arch=native</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Ensure gcc optimizes for the current system. If this
+ is not specified, the system is guessed and the code generated
+ may not be correct for some systems. If the generated code
+ will be copied from the native system to a less capable
+ system, use the less capable system as a parameter. For details
+ about alternative system types, see <ulink
+ url='https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-8.1.0/gcc/x86-Options.html'>
+ the x86 options in the gcc manual</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
<para>Compile the package:</para>