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diff --git a/chapter05/bzip2-inst.xml b/chapter05/bzip2-inst.xml index d913d4ad8..f6f8183c2 100644 --- a/chapter05/bzip2-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/bzip2-inst.xml @@ -1,10 +1,31 @@ +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + <sect2> <title>Installation of Bzip2</title> -<para>Install Bzip2 by running the following commands:</para> +<para>Since the Bzip2 package has no configure script we can't prepare it +for compilation. Instead we just run the <userinput>make</userinput> +program and start compiling, with a few variables changed to suit our +environment:</para> -<para><screen><userinput>make CC="gcc -static -s" && +<para><screen><userinput>make CC="gcc -static -s" make PREFIX=$LFS/static install</userinput></screen></para> +<para>The meaning of the make options are:</para> + +<itemizedlist> + +<listitem><para><userinput>CC="gcc -static -s":</userinput> The Bzip2 package +does not honour the <emphasis>LDFLAGS</emphasis> variable, so instead we set +the <emphasis>CC</emphasis> variable which defines which compiler to use. +The <emphasis>-static</emphasis> option tells the compiler to link all +programs statically.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para><userinput>PREFIX=$LFS/static:</userinput> Instead of +passing a <emphasis>--prefix=$LFS/static</emphasis> to a configure script, +we set the <emphasis>PREFIX</emphasis> variable to accomplish the same goal +(since there is no configure script present).</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + </sect2> |