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diff --git a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 6103a1e62..000000000 --- a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Installation of Fileutils</title> - -<para>There is a documented bug with the atexit() function in glibc-2.2.3 -when it is compiled with gcc-2.95.3. This bug only occurs on some systems -(primarily AMD, but not exclusively). This bug causes segmentation faults -in fileutils-4.1 when it is compiled statically. This patch causes -on_exit() to be called instead of atexit().</para> - -<para>Note that in some cases using this patch will result in not being -able to compile this package at all, even when your system has an AMD CPU -and has Glibc-2.2.3 (or higher) installed. If that's the case, you'll need -to remove the fileutils-&fileutils-version; directory and unpack it again -from the tarball before continuing. We believe this may be the case when -your distribution has altered Glibc-2.2.3 somehow, but the exact details -are unknown.</para> - -<para>To fix this package to compile properly on AMD/Glibc-2.2.3 -machines, run the following command. Do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> -attempt this fix if you don't have Glibc-2.2.3 installed. It will more -than likely result in all kinds of compilation problems.</para> - -<para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../fileutils-&fileutils-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para> - -<para>Prepare the package to be compiled:</para> - -<para><screen><userinput>LDFLAGS="-static" \ - ./configure --disable-nls --prefix=$LFS/static</userinput></screen></para> - -<para>Continue with compiling the package:</para> - -<para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para> - -<para>And finish off installing the package:</para> - -<para><screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para> - -<para>Once you have installed Fileutils, you can test whether the -segmentation fault problem has been avoided by running -<userinput>$LFS/static/bin/ls</userinput>. If this works, then you are OK. If -not, then you need to re-do the installation with the patch if you didn't -use it, or without the patch if you did use it.</para> - -</sect2> - |