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diff --git a/chapter06/zlib-inst.xml b/chapter06/zlib-inst.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c142e51eb..000000000 --- a/chapter06/zlib-inst.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,64 +0,0 @@ -<sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2> - -<sect2> -<title>Installation of Zlib</title> - -<para>Zlib has a potential buffer overflow in its -<emphasis>gzprintf()</emphasis> function, that, though difficult to take -advantage of, should be taken care of by applying this patch:</para> - -<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&zlib-patch;</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now prepare Zlib for compilation:</para> - -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --shared</userinput></screen> - -<para>Note: Zlib is known to build its shared library incorrectly if a CFLAGS -is specified in the environment. If you are using your own CFLAGS variables, -ensure you add the <emphasis role="strong">-fPIC</emphasis> directive during -this stage, and remove it afterwards.</para> - -<para>Compile the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> - -<para>Install the shared libraries:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> - -<para>Now also build the non-shared libraries:</para> -<screen><userinput>make clean -./configure --prefix=/usr -make</userinput></screen> - -<para>This package has a test suite available which can perform a number of -checks to ensure it built correctly. Should you choose to run it, the -following command will do so:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make test</userinput></screen> - -<para>And install the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> - -<para>The shared Zlib library should be installed in the -<filename>/lib</filename> directory. That way, in the event -that you must boot without the <filename>/usr</filename> -directory, vital system programs will still have access to -the library:</para> - -<screen><userinput>mv /usr/lib/libz.so.* /lib</userinput></screen> - -<para>The <filename>/usr/lib/libz.so</filename> symlink is -linked to a file which no longer exists, because we moved -it. Create a symbolic link to the new location of the -library:</para> - -<screen><userinput>ln -sf ../../lib/libz.so.1 /usr/lib/libz.so</userinput></screen> - -<para>Zlib does not install its manual page. Issue the -following command to install this documentation:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cp zlib.3 /usr/share/man/man3</userinput></screen> - -</sect2> |