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diff --git a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml index 384b86577..483626b74 100644 --- a/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml +++ b/chapter06/glibc-inst.xml @@ -40,25 +40,23 @@ file</userinput>).</para></listitem> <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-rootperl-patch-version;-root-perl.patch</userinput></screen></para> <para>There is a potential problem that causes statically linked binaries -to crash that were linked against Glibc-2.2 libraries. Even though static -binaries have all the necessary parts of Glibc built-in, they still rely -on one external library: Glibc's NSS libraries. These libraries, among +to crash that were linked against Glibc-2.2 or older libraries. Even though +static binaries have all the necessary parts of Glibc built-in, they still +rely on one external library: Glibc's NSS libraries. These libraries, among other things, tell programs where the system's password database is (/etc/password, or NIS, or whatever other scheme has been configured).</para> -<para>Glibc has undergone some changes since version -2.2.x and the new NSS code is incompatible with the old one. So when Glibc -is installed, it will install its new NSS libraries and static programs -will load these new NSS libraries and start to abort with -<emphasis>segmentation faults</emphasis>. This patch undoes a few of the -changes to overcome the problem.</para> +<para>Glibc has undergone some changes since version 2.2.x and the new NSS +code is incompatible with the old one. So when Glibc is installed, it will +install its new NSS libraries and static programs will load these new NSS +libraries and start to abort with <emphasis>segmentation faults</emphasis>. +This patch undoes a few of the changes to overcome the problem.</para> <para>So, if you started chapter 5 with a host system that uses Glibc-2.2.x -you must apply the following patch. We will install Glibc again at the end -of this chapter to remove this patch so you'll have a pristine Glibc as the -developers intended -it.</para> +or older, you must apply the following patch. We will install Glibc again at +the end of this chapter to remove this patch so you'll have a pristine Glibc +as the developers intended it.</para> <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-libnss-patch-version;-libnss.patch</userinput></screen></para> |