aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter06/patch-inst.xml')
-rw-r--r--chapter06/patch-inst.xml3
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/patch-inst.xml b/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
index 00eb64506..ead7ec11c 100644
--- a/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/patch-inst.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
<screen><userinput>CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE ./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
+<para>Again, the preprocessor flag <userinput>-D_GNU_SOURCE</userinput> is only
+needed on the PowerPC platform. On other architectures you can leave it out.</para>
+
<para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>