Changeset d54979bd

Timestamp:

Nov 20, 2006, 2:41:33 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@…>

Branches:

clfs-1.2, clfs-2.1, clfs-3.0.0-systemd, clfs-3.0.0-sysvinit, master, systemd, sysvinit

Children:

d080051

Parents:

3e6d6ad3

Message:

Add an explanation of the multilib options on procps, so that maybe next time I see m64= I'll remember why we do it.

File:

• BOOK/final-system/multilib/procps.xml (modified) (1 diff)

BOOK/final-system/multilib/procps.xml

@@ -37 +37 @@
     xpointer="xpointer(//*[@os='d'])"/>
 
-<screen os="e"><userinput>make install lib64=lib</userinput></screen>
+<screen os="f"><userinput>make install lib64=lib</userinput></screen>
+
+    <variablelist os="f">
+      <title>The meaning of the make and install options:</title>
+
+      <varlistentry os="f1">
+        <term><parameter>m64=${BUILD32}</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>The <filename>Makefile</filename> for this package goes to some
+          lengths to build as 64-bit if at all possible. In CLFS we build each
+          library for each available ABI. Overriding the m64 option enables us
+          to specify the build options we want for it.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry os="f2">
+        <term><parameter>lib64=lib</parameter></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>The <filename>Makefile</filename> also attempts to install into
+          lib64 on multilib, so again we choose to override it.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+    </variablelist>
 
   </sect2>