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diff --git a/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml b/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml index bdbb93a5a..7d10b61cd 100644 --- a/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml @@ -1,6 +1,16 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Gawk</title> +<para>Warning: do NOT run <userinput>make uninstall</userinput> on this +package if you apply the <emphasis>sed</emphasis> fix to change the +<filename class="directory">libexec</filename> directory definition. The +<emphasis>uninstall</emphasis> rule in the <filename>Makefile</filename> +file runs a command like <userinput>rm -rf +<libexecdir>/*</userinput> Since we change the <filename +class="directory">libexec</filename> directory to <filename +class="directory">/usr/bin</filename> it'll run <userinput>rm -rf +/usr/bin/*</userinput></para> + <para>When installing Gawk using glibc-2.1.x on your base system, it may be necessary to use a fix to prevent a variable name conflict. The following commands can be used in this case. Note that these commands |