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diff --git a/chapter05/gcc-exp.xml b/chapter05/gcc-exp.xml index 74c3a38ec..e5b1e93fe 100644 --- a/chapter05/gcc-exp.xml +++ b/chapter05/gcc-exp.xml @@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ This patch fixes a bug in gcc's linker concerning non-exported (weak) symbols, which was brought to the surface by the new glibc.</para> +<para><userinput>--prefix=usr:</userinput> This is NOT a typo. GCC hard +codes some paths while compiling and so we need to pass /usr as the +prefix during ./configure. We pass the real install prefix during the +make install command later.</para> + <para><userinput>--enable-languages=c,c++:</userinput> This only builds the C and C++ compilers and not the other available compilers as they are, on the average, not often used. If those other compilers are needed, |