%general-entities; ]> Testing... 1.. 2.. 3.. Bash 4.0.1 The Bash package contains the Bourne-Again SHell. Apply this patch patch -Np1 -i ../&bash-branch_update-patch; Prepare the package for compilation ./configure -prefix=/usr -bindir=/bin \ -without-bash-malloc -with-installed-readline Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make tests. Install the package: make htmldir=/usr/share/doc/bash-&bash-version; install Run the newly compiled bash program (replacing the one that is currently being executed): exec /bin/bash -login +h (note+warn) The parameters used make the bash process an interactive login shell and continue to disable hashing so that new programs are found as they become available. TestPackage 1.2.3 The Test package contains a test. Prepare the package for compilation ./configure --prefix=/usr CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr Compile the package: make To test the results, issue: make tests. Install the package: make install