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diff --git a/chapter06/gawk-inst.xml b/chapter06/gawk-inst.xml deleted file mode 100644 index d5b5dd9d7..000000000 --- a/chapter06/gawk-inst.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Installation of Gawk</title> - -<para>First apply a patch to fix the following issues:</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>Gawk's default location for some of its executables is -<filename>$prefix/libexec/awk</filename>. This location doesn't comply -with the FHS, which never even mentions a directory called -<filename>libexec</filename>. The patch makes it possible to pass a -<emphasis>--libexecdir</emphasis> switch to the configure script, so that we -can use a more appropriate location for the <userinput>grcat</userinput> and -<userinput>pwcat</userinput> binaries: -<filename>/usr/bin</filename>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Gawk's default data directory is -<filename>$prefix/share/awk</filename>. But package-specific -directories should be named using the package name and version number -(for example: <filename>gawk-7.7.2.</filename>) and not simply the package -name, as there may be different versions of a package installed on the system. -The patch changes the name of the data directory to the correct -<filename>$prefix/share/gawk-&gawk-version;</filename>.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>The patch also ensures that this data directory, including its -contents, is removed on a <emphasis>make uninstall</emphasis>.</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&gawk-patch;</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now prepare Gawk for compilation:</para> - -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/bin</userinput></screen> - -<para>Compile the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> - -<para>This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen> - -<para>And install the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> - -</sect2> - |