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diff --git a/chapter06/make-inst.xml b/chapter06/make-inst.xml index 02cce215e..f80096f4d 100644 --- a/chapter06/make-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/make-inst.xml @@ -1,12 +1,28 @@ +<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> + <sect2> <title>Installation of Make</title> -<para>Install Make by running the following commands:</para> +<para>Prepare Make to be compiled:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>Continue with compiling the package:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>And finish off installing the package:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para> + +<para>By default <filename>/usr/bin/make</filename> is installed setgid +kmem. This is needed on some systems so it can check the load average by +using <filename>/dev/kmem</filename>. However, on Linux systems, setgid +kmem is not needed, so we remove this from our <filename>make</filename> +binary. This also fixes problems with the <filename>make</filename> +ignoring certain variables like <emphasis>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</emphasis>.</para> -<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr && -make && -make install && -chgrp root /usr/bin/make && +<para><screen><userinput>chgrp root /usr/bin/make && chmod 755 /usr/bin/make</userinput></screen></para> </sect2> |