From 8ffb41edae3b085f5199e7d68ddfa10caeb6e71b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greg Schafer <greg@linuxfromscratch.org>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 03:02:50 +0000
Subject: Chapter 6 - Ed: Streamlined build commands. Closes Bug 693.

git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3086 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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 chapter06/ed.xml | 17 ++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

(limited to 'chapter06')

diff --git a/chapter06/ed.xml b/chapter06/ed.xml
index 078f0a45a..dd1b7ebc4 100644
--- a/chapter06/ed.xml
+++ b/chapter06/ed.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,16 @@ create temporary files.</para>
 
 <para>Now prepare Ed for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=""</userinput></screen>
+
+<para>The meaning of the configure option:</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para><userinput>--exec-prefix=""</userinput>: This forces the
+programs to be installed into the <filename>/bin</filename> directory. Having
+the programs available there is useful in the event of the
+<filename>/usr</filename> partition being unavailable.</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
 
 <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
@@ -47,12 +56,6 @@ following command will do so:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>And move the programs to the <filename>/bin</filename> directory, so
-they can be used in the event that the <filename>/usr</filename> partition is
-unavailable.</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>mv /usr/bin/{ed,red} /bin</userinput></screen>
-
 </sect2>
 
 </sect1>
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