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author | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2020-06-16 11:56:28 +0000 |
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committer | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2020-06-16 11:56:28 +0000 |
commit | 675606bde2ba53946537b42a5aa576692a311621 (patch) | |
tree | af20c20ce3841c16b24d0b9903af6878a4a0f5a6 /chapter07/util-linux.xml | |
parent | 560065f976e371779928dbf8b9428217f3f57331 (diff) | |
parent | 1cd59612d00603c9ce773ad821a15d20bc4fa0b7 (diff) |
Split Chapter 5 into three separate chapters.
Implement a new method of cross-building the LFS tool chain
and other tools to simplify the method of isolating the
new system from the original host. This will be the start of
LFS-10.0.
Move old trunk/BOOK to branches/old-trunk.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@11946 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter07/util-linux.xml b/chapter07/util-linux.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a598cb4bc --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter07/util-linux.xml @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="ch-tools-util-linux" role="wrap"> + <?dbhtml filename="util-linux.html"?> + + <sect1info condition="script"> + <productname>util-linux</productname> + <productnumber>&util-linux-version;</productnumber> + <address>&util-linux-url;</address> + </sect1info> + + <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="ch-tools-util-linux"> + <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary> + <secondary>tools</secondary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> + + <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs.</para> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&util-linux-tmp-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&util-linux-tmp-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Util-linux</title> + + <para>First create a directory + to enable storage for the <command>hwclock</command> program:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="pre">mkdir -pv /var/lib/hwclock</userinput></screen> + + <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime \ + --docdir=/usr/share/doc/util-linux-&util-linux-version; \ + --disable-chfn-chsh \ + --disable-login \ + --disable-nologin \ + --disable-su \ + --disable-setpriv \ + --disable-runuser \ + --disable-pylibmount \ + --disable-static \ + --without-python</userinput></screen> + + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>ADJTIME_PATH=/var/lib/hwclock/adjtime</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This sets the location of the file recording information about + the hardware clock in accordance to the FHS. This is not stricly + needed for this temporary tool, but it prevents creating a file + at another location, which would not be overwritten or removed + when building the final util-linux package.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--disable-*</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>These switches prevent warnings about building components + that require packages not in LFS or not installed yet.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--without-python</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This switch disables using <application>Python</application>. + It avoids trying to build unneeded bindings.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + <para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> + + <para>Install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="content"> + <title/> + + <para>Details on this package are located in <xref linkend="contents-utillinux" role="."/></para> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> |