lfs-book/chapter05/util-linux.xml

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<sect1 id="ch-tools-util-linux" role="wrap">
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  <sect1info condition="script">
    <productname>util-linux</productname>
    <productnumber>&util-linux-version;</productnumber>
    <address>&util-linux-url;</address>
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  <title>Util-linux-&util-linux-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-tools-util-linux">
    <primary sortas="a-Util-linux">Util-linux</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title/>

    <para>The Util-linux package contains miscellaneous utility programs.</para>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
      <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>&util-linux-ch5-sbu;</seg>
        <seg>&util-linux-ch5-du;</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>

    <para>Prepare Util-linux for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/tools             \
            --disable-makeinstall-chown \
            --without-systemdsystemunitdir</userinput></screen>

    <variablelist>
      <title>The meaning of the configure option:</title>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><parameter>--disable-makeinstall-chown</parameter></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>This switch disables using the <command>chown</command> command
          during installation.  This is not needed when installing into the
          /tools directory and avoids the necessity of installing as
          root.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><parameter>--without-systemdsystemunitdir</parameter></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>On systems that use systemd, the package tries to install 
          a systemd specific file to a non-existent directory in /tools.
          This switch disables the unnecessary action.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>

    <para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen>

    <para>Install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

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