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authorTimothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-01-17 03:58:39 +0000
committerTimothy Bauscher <timothy@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-01-17 03:58:39 +0000
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parent50415c9f28b9025d3cc8d845151e835bbe1e7791 (diff)
Psmisc conversion.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2373 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter06/psmisc-inst.xml b/chapter06/psmisc-inst.xml
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+++ b/chapter06/psmisc-inst.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
+<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
+
<sect2>
<title>Installation of Psmisc</title>
-<para>Install Psmisc by running the following commands:</para>
+<para>Prepare Psmic to be compiled:</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>The <emphasis>--exec-prefix=/</emphasis> flag will cause the
+programs to be installed in /bin rather than in /usr/bin. The programs
+in this package are often used in bootscripts; they should be in the /bin
+directory so they can be used in the event that the <filename
+class="directory">/usr</filename> partition isn't mounted.</para>
+
+<para>Continue with compiling the package:</para>
+
+<para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para>
+
+<para>Finish installing the package:</para>
-<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/ &amp;&amp;
-make &amp;&amp;
-make install</userinput></screen></para>
+<para><screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para>
<para>Psmisc's pidof program isn't installed by default. Generally, this
isn't a problem because we later install the Sysvinit package, which
@@ -14,7 +28,7 @@ provides a better pidof program.</para>
<para>It's up to you to decide if you are going to use the Sysvinit
package, which provides a pidof program, or not. If you're not going to
use Sysvinit, you should complete this package's installation by creating
-the <filename>/bin/pidof</filename> symlink by running:</para>
+the <filename>/bin/pidof</filename> symlink:</para>
<para><screen><userinput>ln -s killall /bin/pidof</userinput></screen></para>