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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml index 5567defe8..0ee7f3f5b 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml @@ -7,8 +7,116 @@ Estimated required disk space: &glibc-compsize;</screen> &aa-glibc-shortdesc; &aa-glibc-dep; -&c6-glibc-inst; -&c6-cf-glibc; + +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + +<sect2> +<title>Glibc installation</title> + +<para>The Glibc build system is very well self-contained and will install +perfectly, even though our compiler specs file and linker are still pointing +at <filename>/tools</filename>. We cannot adjust the specs and linker before +the Glibc install, because the Glibc autoconf tests would then give bogus +results and thus defeat our goal of achieving a clean build.</para> + +<note><para>The test suite for Glibc in this section is considered +<emphasis>critical</emphasis>. Our advice is to not skip it under any +circumstance.</para></note> + +<para>Before starting to build Glibc, remember to unpack the Glibc-linuxthreads +again inside the <filename>glibc-&glibc-version;</filename> directory, and to +unset any environment variables that override the default optimization +flags.</para> + +<para>Though it is a harmless message, the install stage of Glibc will +complain about the absence of <filename>/etc/ld.so.conf</filename>. Fix this +annoying little warning with:</para> + +<screen><userinput>touch /etc/ld.so.conf</userinput></screen> + +<para>Then apply the same patch we used previously:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-sscanf-patch;</userinput></screen> + +<para>The Glibc documentation recommends building Glibc outside of the source +directory in a dedicated build directory:</para> + +<screen><userinput>mkdir ../glibc-build +cd ../glibc-build</userinput></screen> + +<para>Now prepare Glibc for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput>../glibc-&glibc-version;/configure --prefix=/usr \ + --disable-profile --enable-add-ons \ + --libexecdir=/usr/bin --with-headers=/usr/include</userinput></screen> + +<para>The meaning of the new configure options:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><userinput>--libexecdir=/usr/bin</userinput>: This will +cause the <filename>pt_chown</filename> program to be installed in the +<filename>/usr/bin</filename> directory.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para><userinput>--with-headers=/usr/include</userinput>: This +ensures that the kernel headers in <filename>/usr/include</filename> are used +for this build. If you don't pass this switch then the headers from +<filename>/tools/include</filename> are used which of course is not ideal +(although they should be identical). Using this switch has the advantage +that you will be informed immediately should you have forgotten to install the +kernel headers into <filename>/usr/include</filename>.</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Compile the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> + +<para>Test the results:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen> + +<para>The test suite notes from <xref linkend="ch05-glibc"/> are still very much +appropriate here. Be sure to refer back there should you have any doubts.</para> + +<para>And install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + +<para>The locales that can make your system respond in a different language +weren't installed by the above command. Do it with this:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make localedata/install-locales</userinput></screen> + +<para>An alternative to running the previous command is to install only those +locales which you need or want. This can be achieved using the +<userinput>localedef</userinput> command. Information on this can be found in +the <filename>INSTALL</filename> file in the +<filename>glibc-&glibc-version;</filename> tree. However, there are a number +of locales that are essential for the tests of future packages to pass +correctly. The following instructions, in place of the install-locales +command above, will install the minimum set of locales necessary for the +tests to run successfully:</para> + +<screen><userinput>mkdir -p /usr/lib/locale +localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-1 de_DE +localedef -i de_DE@euro -f ISO-8859-15 de_DE@euro +localedef -i en_HK -f ISO-8859-1 en_HK +localedef -i en_PH -f ISO-8859-1 en_PH +localedef -i en_US -f ISO-8859-1 en_US +localedef -i es_MX -f ISO-8859-1 es_MX +localedef -i fr_FR -f ISO-8859-1 fr_FR +localedef -i fr_FR@euro -f ISO-8859-15 fr_FR@euro +localedef -i it_IT -f ISO-8859-1 it_IT +localedef -i ja_JP -f EUC-JP ja_JP</userinput></screen> + +<para>Finally, build the linuxthreads man pages:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make -C ../&glibc-dir;/linuxthreads/man</userinput></screen> + +<para>And install these pages:</para> + +<screen><userinput>make -C ../&glibc-dir;/linuxthreads/man install</userinput></screen> + +</sect2> </sect1> |