source: chapter05/bash.xml@ 1375d26

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
  %general-entities;
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/docbook-ng"
         xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude"
         xml:id="ch-tools-bash" role="wrap">
<title>Bash-&bash-version;</title>
<?dbhtml filename="bash.html"?>

<indexterm zone="ch-tools-bash">
<primary sortas="a-Bash">Bash</primary>
<secondary>tools</secondary></indexterm>

<section role="package"><title/>
<xi:include href="../chapter06/bash.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/*[1]/*[3]/*[2])"/>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>1.2 SBU</seg><seg>27 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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<xi:include href="../chapter06/bash.xml" xpointer="xpointer(/*[1]/*[3]/*[4])"/>

</section>

<section role="installation">
<title>Installation of Bash</title>

<para>Bash has a problem when compiled against newer versions of glibc, causing
it to hang inappropriately.  This patch fixes the problem:</para>

<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../bash-&bash-version;-avoid_WCONTINUED-1.patch</userinput></screen>

<para>Prepare Bash for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/tools --without-bash-malloc</userinput></screen>

<para>Compile the program:</para>

<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

<para>(If you want to test the results, then issue:
<userinput>make tests</userinput>.)</para>

<para>Then install it and its documentation:</para>

<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

<para>And make a link for the programs that use <command>sh</command>
for a shell:</para>

<screen><userinput>ln -s bash /tools/bin/sh</userinput></screen>

</section>

<section role="content"><title/>
<para>The details on this package are found in <xref linkend="contents-bash"/>.</para>
</section>

</section>