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| -rw-r--r-- | chapter01/changelog.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter06/ed.xml | 17 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index 5f93b8076..318104d3c 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ </itemizedlist> </listitem> +<listitem><para>November 13th, 2003 [greg]: Chapter 6 - Ed: Streamlined build +commands. Closes Bug 693.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>November 13th, 2003 [greg]: Upgraded to Perl-5.8.2 and streamlined build commands for Perl's Chapter 5 static extensions. Closes Bug 690.</para></listitem> 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> |