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authorRandy McMurchy <randy@linuxfromscratch.org>2008-10-11 21:22:15 +0000
committerRandy McMurchy <randy@linuxfromscratch.org>2008-10-11 21:22:15 +0000
commit5c92d210d5a7d91d6101844a838ec9d550019bc1 (patch)
treed409372b5fed7f253e4cc0a1b3fc900f2e3b18a9 /chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml
parentfd4ae4ebd074e1f3c8da4b491b1960d7ac21c289 (diff)
Added three configure parameters to the Chapter 6 Util-linux-ng instructions so that additional programs are installed.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@8640 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml b/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml
index 9a47a719e..ebe43640c 100644
--- a/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml
+++ b/chapter06/util-linux-ng.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,33 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of Util-linux-ng</title>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --enable-arch --enable-partx --enable-write</userinput></screen>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>--enable-arch</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enables building the <command>arch</command> program</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>--enable-partx</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enables building the <command>addpart</command>,
+ <command>delpart</command> and <command>partx</command>
+ programs</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>--enable-write</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enables building the <command>write</command> program</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
<para>Compile the package:</para>
@@ -79,15 +105,16 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
<seglistitem>
- <seg>agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt,
- colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat,
- fdisk, flock, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm,
- ipcs, isosize, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs,
- mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root,
- ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev,
- rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
- swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tailf, tunelp, ul, umount,
- vidmode (link to rdev), whereis, and write</seg>
+
+ <seg>addpart, agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, chrt,
+ col, colcrt, colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, delpart, dmesg,
+ fdformat, fdisk, flock, fsck.cramfs, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump,
+ hwclock, ionice, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize, ldattach, line, logger, look,
+ losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.cramfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap,
+ more, mount, namei, partx, pg, pivot_root, readprofile, rename, renice,
+ rev, rtcwake, script, scriptreplay, setarch, setsid, setterm, sfdisk,
+ swapon, tailf, taskset, tunelp, ul, umount, wall, whereis,
+ and write</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>
@@ -96,6 +123,16 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
+ <varlistentry id="addpart">
+ <term><command>addpart</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Informs the Linux kernel of new partitions</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng addpart">
+ <primary sortas="b-addpart">addpart</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="agetty">
<term><command>agetty</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -158,6 +195,16 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="chrt">
+ <term><command>chrt</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Manipulates real-time attributes of a process</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng chrt">
+ <primary sortas="b-chrt">chrt</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="col">
<term><command>col</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -232,23 +279,22 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="dmesg">
- <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
+ <varlistentry id="delpart">
+ <term><command>delpart</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng dmesg">
- <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
+ <para>Asks the Linux kernel to remove a partition</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng delpart">
+ <primary sortas="b-delpart">delpart</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="elvtune">
- <term><command>elvtune</command></term>
+ <varlistentry id="dmesg">
+ <term><command>dmesg</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
- device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng elvtune">
- <primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary>
+ <para>Dumps the kernel boot messages</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng dmesg">
+ <primary sortas="b-dmesg">dmesg</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -339,6 +385,16 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="ionice">
+ <term><command>ionice</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Gets or sets the io scheduling class and priority for a program</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ionice">
+ <primary sortas="b-ionice">ionice</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="ipcrm">
<term><command>ipcrm</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -369,6 +425,16 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="ldattach">
+ <term><command>ldattach</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Attaches a line discipline to a serial line</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ldattach">
+ <primary sortas="b-ldattach">ldattach</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="line">
<term><command>line</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -503,6 +569,17 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="partx">
+ <term><command>partx</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Tells the kernel about the presence and numbering of on-disk
+ partitions</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng partx">
+ <primary sortas="b-partx">partx</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="pg">
<term><command>pg</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -524,38 +601,6 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="ramsize">
- <term><command>ramsize</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng ramsize">
- <primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry id="raw">
- <term><command>raw</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block
- device</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng raw">
- <primary sortas="b-raw">raw</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry id="rdev">
- <term><command>rdev</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
- bootable image</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rdev">
- <primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry id="readprofile">
<term><command>readprofile</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -597,12 +642,13 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="rootflags">
- <term><command>rootflags</command></term>
+ <varlistentry id="rtcwake">
+ <term><command>rtcwake</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Sets the rootflags in a bootable image</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rootflags">
- <primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary>
+ <para>Used to enter a system sleep state until specified wakeup
+ time</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng rtcwake">
+ <primary sortas="b-rtcwake">rtcwake</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -617,12 +663,23 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="setfdprm">
- <term><command>setfdprm</command></term>
+ <varlistentry id="scriptreplay">
+ <term><command>scriptreplay</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Plays back typescripts using timing information</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng scriptreplay">
+ <primary sortas="b-scriptreplay">scriptreplay</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="setarch">
+ <term><command>setarch</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Sets user-provided floppy disk parameters</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setfdprm">
- <primary sortas="b-setfdprm">setfdprm</primary>
+ <para>Changes reported architecture in a new program environment and
+ sets personality flags</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng setarch">
+ <primary sortas="b-setarch">setarch</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -657,16 +714,6 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="swapoff">
- <term><command>swapoff</command></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>Disables devices and files for paging and swapping</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng swapoff">
- <primary sortas="b-swapoff">swapoff</primary>
- </indexterm>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry id="swapon">
<term><command>swapon</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -690,6 +737,16 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="taskset">
+ <term><command>taskset</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Retrieves or sets a process' CPU affinity</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng taskset">
+ <primary sortas="b-taskset">taskset</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="tunelp">
<term><command>tunelp</command></term>
<listitem>
@@ -721,12 +778,13 @@ mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry id="vidmode">
- <term><command>vidmode</command></term>
+ <varlistentry id="wall">
+ <term><command>wall</command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Sets the video mode in a bootable image</para>
- <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng vidmode">
- <primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary>
+ <para>Displays the contents of a file or, by default, its standard
+ input, on the terminals of all currently logged in users</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux-ng wall">
+ <primary sortas="b-wall">wall</primary>
</indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>