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authorJeremy Utley <jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-11-17 08:32:34 +0000
committerJeremy Utley <jeremy@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-11-17 08:32:34 +0000
commit5a4b3da022963293e4bd04bfd6ada877821eba0a (patch)
tree77ff7a111c918abf9f4c7e39d312f770d727395f /chapter06/perl.xml
parent554b3660c95e80522befbb3ad5ab25bee047718a (diff)
Changed Perl Chapter 6 commands to fix perldoc less invocation issue - closes bug 718
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3109 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter06/perl.xml b/chapter06/perl.xml
index 5e90ec069..d870f84f9 100644
--- a/chapter06/perl.xml
+++ b/chapter06/perl.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Estimated required disk space: &perl-compsize;</screen>
<para>Prepare Perl for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput>./configure.gnu --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>./configure.gnu --prefix=/usr -Dpager="/bin/less -isR"</userinput></screen>
<para>If you want more control over the way Perl sets itself up to be
built, you can run the interactive <userinput>Configure</userinput> script
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ instead and modify the way Perl is built. If you think you can live with the
(sensible) defaults Perl auto-detects, then just use the command listed
above.</para>
+<para>The use of the -Dpager directive above fixes a small problem with the
+perldoc program, due to improper invocation of the less program.</para>
+
<para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>