From d0a6c4c212b7204aef7ee577cf897d6c0c792520 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Schafer Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 05:59:05 +0000 Subject: Upgraded to Glibc-2.3.3, Kbd-1.12, Perl-5.8.3 and Shadow-4.0.4.1. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3177 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter05/coreutils.xml | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'chapter05/coreutils.xml') diff --git a/chapter05/coreutils.xml b/chapter05/coreutils.xml index 31d59312b..70362f9fc 100644 --- a/chapter05/coreutils.xml +++ b/chapter05/coreutils.xml @@ -15,7 +15,19 @@ Estimated required disk space: &coreutils-compsize-tools; Installation of Coreutils -Prepare Coreutils for compilation: +Coreutils has an issue when compiled against Glibc-&glibc-version;. +Without the patch below, some of the Coreutils utilities (head, tail, sort etc) +will reject their traditional syntax which has been in use for approximately 30 +years. The old syntax is so pervasive that compatibility must be preserved until +the many places where it is used can be updated. More details are provided in +the comments inside the patch itself. Use of this patch is by no means +compulsory but opting not to use it means you'll have deal with the consequences +yourself, i.e. patch the many software packages that use the old syntax. Apply +the patch: + +patch -Np1 -i ../&coreutils-posixver-patch; + +Now prepare Coreutils for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/tools -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf