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diff --git a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml index 9495c5e4f..a26f96fcb 100644 --- a/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/fileutils-inst.xml @@ -2,18 +2,26 @@ <title>Installation of Fileutils</title> <para>The programs from a statically linked fileutils package may cause -segmentation faults on certain systems. These systems are often, but not -limited to, Linux systems that run Glibc-2.2.3 with an AMD CPU (Athlons -and Durons are the most reported used CPU's). If you are in this category, -run the following to sed commands before you compile this -package.</para> +segmentation faults on certain systems, if your distribution has +Glibc-2.2.3 or higher installed. It also seems to happen mostly on machines +powered by an AMD CPU, but there is a case or two where an Intel system +is affected as well. If your system falls under this category, try the +following fix.</para> <para>Note that in some cases using these sed commands will result in -problems not being able to compile this at package at all. If that's the -case, you'll need to remove the fileutils-&fileutils-version; directory -and unpack it again from the tarball before continuing. +problems not being able to compile this at package at all, even when your +system has and 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 details are unavailable at the time.</para> -<screen><userinput>cp lib/Makefile.in lib/Makefile.in.backup &&</userinput> +<para>To fix this package to compile properly on AMD/Glibc-2.2.3 +machines, run the following commands. do <emphasis>not</emphasis> +attempt this fix your don't have Glibc-2.2.3 installed. It will more +than likely result in all kinds of compile time problems.</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>cp lib/Makefile.in lib/Makefile.in.backup &&</userinput> <userinput>sed -e 's/\(.*\)\(fopen-safer\.c \)\\/\1\2atexit.c \\/' \</userinput> <userinput> -e 's/\(.*\)\(idcache\$U\.\$.*\)\\/\1\2atexit$U.$(OBJEXT) \\/' \</userinput> <userinput> lib/Makefile.in > lib/Makefile.in~ &&</userinput> |