lfs-book/chapter05/bash-inst.xml

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<title>Installation of Bash</title>

<para>Bash contains several known bugs. Fix these with the following
patch:</para>

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

<para>Now prepare Bash for compilation:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/tools --with-curses</userinput></screen></para>

<para>Compile the program:</para>

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

<para>This package has a testsuite available which can perform a number of 
checks to ensure it built correctly.  Should you choose to run it, the 
following command will do so:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>make tests</userinput></screen></para>

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

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

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

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

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