Changeset 8ffb41ed for chapter06

Timestamp:

11/14/2003 03:02:50 AM (21 years ago)

Author:

Greg Schafer <greg@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.1, 10.1-rc1, 11.0, 11.0-rc1, 11.0-rc2, 11.0-rc3, 11.1, 11.1-rc1, 11.2, 11.2-rc1, 11.3, 11.3-rc1, 12.0, 12.0-rc1, 12.1, 12.1-rc1, 6.0, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.5-systemd, 7.6, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.7-systemd, 7.8, 7.8-systemd, 7.9, 7.9-systemd, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, arm, bdubbs/gcc13, ml-11.0, multilib, renodr/libudev-from-systemd, s6-init, trunk, v5_1, v5_1_1, xry111/arm64, xry111/arm64-12.0, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/lfs-next, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.0, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/pip3, xry111/rust-wip-20221008, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

2b07134

Parents:

f47c6b7

Message:

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

File:

• chapter06/ed.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

chapter06/ed.xml

@@ -32 +32 @@
 <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>
@@ -48 +57 @@
 <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>