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<title>Installation of E2fsprogs</title>
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<para>It is recommended to build E2fsprogs outside of the
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-source tree. Create the build directory:</para>
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+source tree:</para>
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<para><screen><userinput>mkdir ../e2fsprogs-build &&
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cd ../e2fsprogs-build</userinput></screen></para>
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@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@ cd ../e2fsprogs-build</userinput></screen></para>
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<itemizedlist>
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-<listitem><para><userinput>--with-root-prefix="":</userinput> This option
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-is used because of the e2fsprogs Makefile. Some programs are essential for
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-system use when, for example, <filename class="directory">/usr</filename>
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-isn't mounted (like the e2fsck program). These programs and libraries,
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-therefore, belong in directories like <filename
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-class="directory">/lib</filename> and <filename
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-class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option isn't passed to
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-E2fsprogs's configure, the programs are placed in the <filename
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-class="directory">/usr</filename> directory, which is not what we
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+<listitem><para><userinput>--with-root-prefix="":</userinput> Certain
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+programs (such as the e2fsck program) are considered essential programs.
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+When, for example, <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> isn't
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+mounted, these essential program have to be available. They belong in
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+directories like <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and
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+<filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option isn't passed
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+to E2fsprogs's configure, the programs are placed in the
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+<filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory, which is not what we
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want.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><userinput>--enable-elf-shlibs:</userinput> This creates
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