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diff --git a/chapter05/grep-inst.xml b/chapter05/grep-inst.xml index f6635c56c..945da319d 100644 --- a/chapter05/grep-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/grep-inst.xml @@ -1,13 +1,24 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Grep</title> -<para>Install Grep by running the following commands:</para> +<para>When installing Grep 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 +can also be used for other glibc versions so if you aren't sure, then +use the first version.</para> <para><screen><userinput>export CPPFLAGS=-Dre_max_failures=re_max_failures2 &&</userinput> <userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr --disable-nls &&</userinput> <userinput>unset CPPFLAGS &&</userinput> <userinput>make LDFLAGS=-static &&</userinput> <userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>If you are using a newer glibc version (2.2.x), you can use the +following commands to install Grep:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr --disable-nls &&</userinput> +<userinput>make LDFLAGS=-static &&</userinput> +<userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para> </sect2> |