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<para>Prepare Flex for compilation:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/tools</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \
+ --host=$LFS_TGT \
+ --build=$(build-aux/config.guess) \
+ --disable-bootstrap \
+ --docdir=/usr/share/doc/flex-&flex-version;</userinput></screen>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <title>The meaning of the new configure option:</title>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>--disable-bootstrap</parameter></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Normally, building flex is done in two stages. A first
+ programs, which is used to generate the source of a second one,
+ which is then compiled. When using cross-compilation, the first
+ program is generated on the build systemd. However, due to a bug
+ in configure, the presence of some funciton is tested only on the
+ host system. If this function is not found on the build system, the
+ build fails. This can be prevented by disabling the two stage
+ build.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
<para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>
- <para>To test the results, issue:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen>
-
<para>Install the package:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">make DESTDIR=$LFS install</userinput></screen>
</sect2>