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diff --git a/chapter05/coreutils.xml b/chapter05/coreutils.xml index 17b3d3432..e37456266 100644 --- a/chapter05/coreutils.xml +++ b/chapter05/coreutils.xml @@ -7,7 +7,40 @@ Estimated required disk space: &coreutils-compsize-tools;</screen> &aa-coreutils-shortdesc; &aa-coreutils-dep; -&c5-coreutils-inst; + +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + +<sect2> +<title>Installation of Coreutils</title> + +<para>Prepare Coreutils to be compiled:</para> + +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/tools</userinput></screen> + +<para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> + +<para>This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of +checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the +following command will do so:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes check</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the make option:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes</userinput>: This tells the +test suite to run several additional tests that are considered relatively +expensive on some platforms. However, they are generally not a problem on +Linux.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>And install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + +</sect2> </sect1> |