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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml index eb6d8d080..0e010f9fd 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml @@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ <para>The glibc-libidn tarball adds support for internationalized domain names (IDN) to Glibc. Many programs that support IDN require the full - <filename class="libraryfile">libidn</filename> library (see - <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/general/libidn.html"/>), not this add-on. + <filename class="libraryfile">libidn</filename> library, not this add-on (see + <ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/general/libidn.html"/>). Unpack the tarball from within the Glibc source directory:</para> <screen><userinput>tar -xf ../glibc-libidn-&glibc-version;.tar.bz2</userinput></screen> @@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-linux_types-patch;</userinput></screen> + <para>Add a header to define syscall functions for the inotify feature + available in newer Linux kernels:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-inotify-patch;</userinput></screen> + <para>In the vi_VN.TCVN locale, <command>bash</command> enters an infinite loop at startup. It is unknown whether this is a <command>bash</command> bug or a Glibc problem. Disable installation of this locale in order to avoid the @@ -167,9 +172,14 @@ grep Error glibc-check-log</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> + <para>Install the inotify header to the system header location:</para> + +<screen><userinput>cp -v ../glibc-&glibc-version;/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/inotify.h \ + /usr/include/sys</userinput></screen> + <para>The locales that can make the system respond in a different language were not installed by the above command. None of the locales are required, - but, if some of them are misssing, testuites of the future packages would + but if some of them are missing, testsuites of the future packages would skip important testcases.</para> <para>Individual locales can be installed using the |