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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc.xml b/chapter06/glibc.xml index 49775184a..5d2afcd81 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc.xml @@ -78,11 +78,51 @@ cd build</userinput></screen> <para>Prepare Glibc for compilation:</para> <screen><userinput remap="configure">../configure --prefix=/usr \ + --disable-werror \ --enable-kernel=&min-kernel; \ --enable-obsolete-rpc \ --enable-stack-protector=strong \ libc_cv_slibdir=/lib</userinput></screen> + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--disable-werror</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option disables the -Werror option passed to + GCC. This is necessary for running the test suite.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--enable-obsolete-rpc</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option builds older RPC code for use with + network file system utilities (nfs).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>--enable-stack-protector=strong</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This option increases system security by adding a known canary + (a random integer) to the stack during a function preamble, and checks + it when the function returns. If it changed, there was a stack + overflow, and the program aborts.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>libc_cv_slibdir=/lib</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>This variable sets the correct library for all + systems. We do not want lib64 to be used.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> @@ -97,17 +137,16 @@ cd build</userinput></screen> <screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen> - <para>You will probably see some test failures. The Glibc test suite is + <para>You may see some test failures. The Glibc test suite is somewhat dependent on the host system. This is a list of the most common - issues seen for this version of LFS:</para> + issues seen for some versions of LFS:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para><emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo4</emphasis> will always fail due - to not having the necessary networking applications when the tests are - run. <emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo5</emphasis> is also known - to fail on some architectures.</para> + <para><emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo4</emphasis> and + <emphasis>posix/tst-getaddrinfo5</emphasis> + may fail on some architectures.</para> </listitem> <listitem> |