source: clfs-sysroot/BOOK/final-system/common/inetutils.xml @ 02095ae

Last change on this file since 02095ae was 02095ae, checked in by Jim Gifford <clfs@…>, 18 years ago

r3633@server (orig r1649): jciccone | 2006-05-25 16:48:42 -0700
Added the Initial clfs-2.0 branch using sysroot builds.

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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
9  <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
10
11  <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
12
13  <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils">
14    <primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</primary>
15  </indexterm>
16
17  <sect2 role="package">
18    <title/>
19
20    <para>The Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
21
22  </sect2>
23
24  <sect2 role="installation">
25    <title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
26
27    <para os="p1">Not all programs that come with Inetutils will be installed.
28    However, the Inetutils build system will insist on installing all the
29    man pages anyway. The following patch will correct this
30    situation:</para>
31
32<screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-man_pages-patch;</userinput></screen>
33
34    <para os="p3">This patch addresses build issues with GCC &gcc-version;:</para>
35
36<screen os="p4"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-gcc4_fixes-patch;</userinput></screen>
37
38    <para os="a">Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
39
40<screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --host=${LFS_TARGET} \
41    --libexecdir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc \
42    --localstatedir=/var --disable-logger \
43    --disable-syslogd --disable-whois --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
44
45    <variablelist os="c">
46      <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
47
48      <varlistentry>
49        <term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
50        <listitem>
51          <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
52          <command>logger</command> program, which is used by scripts to
53          pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it because
54          Util-linux installs a better version later.</para>
55        </listitem>
56      </varlistentry>
57
58      <varlistentry>
59        <term><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter></term>
60        <listitem>
61          <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log
62          Daemon, which is installed with the Sysklogd package.</para>
63        </listitem>
64      </varlistentry>
65
66      <varlistentry>
67        <term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
68        <listitem>
69          <para>This option disables the building of the Inetutils
70          <command>whois</command> client, which is out of date.
71          Instructions for a better <command>whois</command> client are
72          in the BLFS book.</para>
73        </listitem>
74      </varlistentry>
75
76      <varlistentry>
77        <term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
78        <listitem>
79          <para>This disables the installation of the various network
80          servers included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are
81          deemed not appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some are insecure by
82          nature and are only considered safe on trusted networks. More
83          information can be found at <ulink
84          url="&blfs-root;view/svn/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that
85          better replacements are available for many of these
86          servers.</para>
87        </listitem>
88      </varlistentry>
89    </variablelist>
90
91    <para os="d">Compile the package:</para>
92
93<screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
94
95    <para os="f">Install the package:</para>
96
97<screen os="g"><userinput>make DESTDIR=${LFS} install</userinput></screen>
98
99    <para os="h">Move the <command>ping</command> program to its FHS-compliant
100    place:</para>
101
102<screen os="i"><userinput>mv -v ${LFS}/usr/bin/ping ${LFS}/bin</userinput></screen>
103
104  </sect2>
105
106  <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content">
107    <title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
108
109    <segmentedlist>
110      <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
111
112      <seglistitem>
113        <seg>ftp, ping, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet, and tftp</seg>
114      </seglistitem>
115    </segmentedlist>
116
117    <variablelist>
118      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
119      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
120      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
121
122      <varlistentry id="ftp">
123        <term><command>ftp</command></term>
124        <listitem>
125          <para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
126          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp">
127            <primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary>
128          </indexterm>
129        </listitem>
130      </varlistentry>
131
132      <varlistentry id="ping">
133        <term><command>ping</command></term>
134        <listitem>
135          <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
136          take</para>
137          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping">
138            <primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
139          </indexterm>
140        </listitem>
141      </varlistentry>
142
143      <varlistentry id="rcp">
144        <term><command>rcp</command></term>
145        <listitem>
146          <para>Performs remote file copy</para>
147          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rcp">
148            <primary sortas="b-rcp">rcp</primary>
149          </indexterm>
150        </listitem>
151      </varlistentry>
152
153      <varlistentry id="rlogin">
154        <term><command>rlogin</command></term>
155        <listitem>
156          <para>Performs remote login</para>
157          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rlogin">
158            <primary sortas="b-rlogin">rlogin</primary>
159          </indexterm>
160        </listitem>
161      </varlistentry>
162
163      <varlistentry id="rsh">
164        <term><command>rsh</command></term>
165        <listitem>
166          <para>Runs a remote shell</para>
167          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rsh">
168            <primary sortas="b-rsh">rsh</primary>
169          </indexterm>
170        </listitem>
171      </varlistentry>
172
173      <varlistentry id="talk">
174        <term><command>talk</command></term>
175        <listitem>
176          <para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
177          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk">
178            <primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary>
179          </indexterm>
180        </listitem>
181      </varlistentry>
182
183      <varlistentry id="telnet">
184        <term><command>telnet</command></term>
185        <listitem>
186          <para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
187          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet">
188            <primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary>
189          </indexterm>
190        </listitem>
191      </varlistentry>
192
193      <varlistentry id="tftp">
194        <term><command>tftp</command></term>
195        <listitem>
196          <para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
197          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp">
198            <primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary>
199          </indexterm>
200        </listitem>
201      </varlistentry>
202
203    </variablelist>
204
205  </sect2>
206
207</sect1>
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