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diff --git a/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml b/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml index 893f73d35..8d59f24a0 100644 --- a/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml +++ b/chapter05/gawk-inst.xml @@ -1,7 +1,20 @@ <sect2> <title>Installation of Gawk</title> -<para>Install Gawk by running the following commands:</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 +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 && +./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr --disable-nls && +unset CPPFLAGS && +make LDFLAGS=-static && +make install</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>If you are using a newer glibc version (2.2.x), you can use the +following commands to install Gawk:</para> <para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$LFS/usr --disable-nls && make LDFLAGS=-static && |