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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/glibc.xml | 51 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/vim.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | general.ent | 6 |
4 files changed, 70 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index da54a8765..4bc0674af 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ appropriate for the entry or if needed the entire day's listitem. --> <listitem> + <para>2017-05-03</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Fix a problem with glibc tests and + add some explanations to the configure options.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Add a command to touch /root/.vimrc + so that the default vim options don't override those + in /etc/vimrc.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>2017-05-01</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml index 49775184a..5d2afcd81 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml @@ -78,11 +78,51 @@ cd build</userinput></screen> <para>Prepare Glibc for compilation:</para> <screen><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr \ + --disable-werror \ --enable-kernel=&min-kernel; \ --enable-obsolete-rpc \ --enable-stack-protector=strong \ libc_cv_slibdir=/lib</userinput></screen> + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--disable-werror</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option disables the -Werror option passed to + GCC. This is necessary for running the test suite.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--enable-obsolete-rpc</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option builds older RPC code for use with + network file system utilities (nfs).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--enable-stack-protector=strong</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option increases system security by adding a known canary + (a random integer) to the stack during a function preamble, and checks + it when the function returns. If it changed, there was a stack + overflow, and the program aborts.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>libc_cv_slibdir=/lib</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This variable sets the correct library for all + systems. We do not want lib64 to be used.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> @@ -97,17 +137,16 @@ cd build</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen> - <para>You will probably see some test failures. The Glibc test suite is + <para>You may see some test failures. The Glibc test suite is somewhat dependent on the host system. This is a list of the most common - issues seen for this version of LFS:</para> + issues seen for some versions of LFS:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo4</emphasis> will always fail due - to not having the necessary networking applications when the tests are - run. <emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo5</emphasis> is also known - to fail on some architectures.</para> + <para><emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo4</emphasis> and + <emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo5</emphasis> + may fail on some architectures.</para> </listitem> <listitem> diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml index 6fa7f60f7..94672585a 100644 --- a/chapter06/vim.xml +++ b/chapter06/vim.xml @@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ endif " End /etc/vimrc</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> +EOF + +touch ~/.vimrc</userinput></screen> <para>The <parameter>set nocompatible</parameter> setting makes <command>vim</command> behave in a more useful way (the default) than the @@ -144,6 +146,10 @@ EOF</userinput></screen> emulators. This gives the highlighting a better color scheme for use on the black background of these programs.</para> + <para>Creating an empty <filename>~/.vimrc</filename> prevents vim from + overriding settings in <filename>/etc/vimrc</filename> by using + <filename>/usr/share/vim/vim80/defaults.vim</filename>.</para> + <para>Documentation for other available options can be obtained by running the following command:</para> diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent index 2f15d2606..33ee3e7fb 100644 --- a/general.ent +++ b/general.ent @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -<!ENTITY version "SVN-20170501"> +<!ENTITY version "SVN-20170503"> <!ENTITY short-version "svn"> <!-- Used below in &blfs-book; Change to x.y for release but not -rc releases --> <!ENTITY generic-version "development"> <!-- Use "development" or "x.y[-pre{x}]" --> -<!ENTITY versiond "20170501-systemd"> +<!ENTITY versiond "20170503-systemd"> <!ENTITY short-versiond "systemd"> <!ENTITY generic-versiond "systemd"> -<!ENTITY releasedate "May 1, 2017"> +<!ENTITY releasedate "May 3, 2017"> <!ENTITY copyrightdate "1999-2017"><!-- jhalfs needs a literal dash, not – --> <!ENTITY milestone "8.1"> |