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| author | Greg Schafer <greg@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-11-14 03:02:50 +0000 |
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| committer | Greg Schafer <greg@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2003-11-14 03:02:50 +0000 |
| commit | 8ffb41edae3b085f5199e7d68ddfa10caeb6e71b (patch) | |
| tree | cbcdbe6eedbf0e9936ee47684dcaad80b9d0ebcc /chapter06 | |
| parent | f47c6b77ec522f28199db279c17c9d9211ec47cc (diff) | |
Chapter 6 - Ed: Streamlined build commands. Closes Bug 693.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3086 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter06')
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/ed.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/ed.xml b/chapter06/ed.xml index 078f0a45a..dd1b7ebc4 100644 --- a/chapter06/ed.xml +++ b/chapter06/ed.xml @@ -31,7 +31,16 @@ create temporary files.</para> <para>Now prepare Ed for compilation:</para> -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=""</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>--exec-prefix=""</userinput>: This forces the +programs to be installed into the <filename>/bin</filename> directory. Having +the programs available there is useful in the event of the +<filename>/usr</filename> partition being unavailable.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> <para>Compile the package:</para> @@ -47,12 +56,6 @@ following command will do so:</para> <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> -<para>And move the programs to the <filename>/bin</filename> directory, so -they can be used in the event that the <filename>/usr</filename> partition is -unavailable.</para> - -<screen><userinput>mv /usr/bin/{ed,red} /bin</userinput></screen> - </sect2> </sect1> |