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diff --git a/chapter05/patch-inst.xml b/chapter05/patch-inst.xml index 9142a23bf..9f9467b2b 100644 --- a/chapter05/patch-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/patch-inst.xml @@ -1,12 +1,29 @@ +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + <sect2> <title>Installation of Patch</title> -<para>Install Patch by running the following commands:</para> +<para>Prepare Patch to be compiled:</para> <para><screen><userinput>CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE \ - LDFLAGS="-static" ./configure --prefix=$LFS/static && -make && -make install</userinput></screen></para> + LDFLAGS="-static" ./configure --prefix=$LFS/static</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>The meaning of the configure option is:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE:</userinput> This flag +fixes installation problems of this package on PPC and m68k platforms (that +we know of). It doesn't hurt compilation on other platforms, such as x86, +so we do it by default.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<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> </sect2> |