lfs-book/chapter05/patch-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of Patch</title>

<para>Prepare Patch to be compiled:</para>

<screen><userinput>CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE ./configure --prefix=/tools</userinput></screen>

<para>The preprocessor flag <userinput>-D_GNU_SOURCE</userinput> is only needed
on the PowerPC platform. On other architectures you can leave it out.</para>

<para>Compile the program:</para>

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

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

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

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