Changeset b47f947 in clfs-sysroot

Timestamp:

Nov 27, 2006, 4:16:18 PM (17 years ago)

Author:

Chris Staub <chris@…>

Branches:

master

Children:

12e7efe2

Parents:

934b2a7

Message:

Text updates

File:

• BOOK/cross-tools/common/glibc.xml (modified) (4 diffs)

BOOK/cross-tools/common/glibc.xml

@@ -40 +40 @@
     </note>
 
-    <para os="p1">The following patch will check for the existance of
-    <filename>libgcc_eh</filename>. When GCC is built static the contents of
-    <filename>libgcc_eh</filename> will be in <filename>libgcc</filename>
-    instead. If <filename>libgcc_eh</filename> exists the link to it:</para>
+    <para os="p1">The Glibc build will expect to find
+    <filename>libgcc_eh</filename>, but this library is not installed when GCC
+    is built without "--enable-shared". As a result, the Glibc build will fail.
+    The following patch will force Glibc to  check for the existance of
+    <filename>libgcc_eh</filename> and try to link to it only if it exists:</para>
 
 <screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-libgcc_eh-patch;</userinput></screen>
@@ -57 +58 @@
     to generate the zoneinfo, <filename>localedef-native</filename> is used to
     generate the locale archive, and <filename>rpcgen-native</filename> is used
-    to generate part of <filename>librpcsvc.a</filename>. All of which would
-    normally not be available when cross-compiling:</para>
+    to generate part of <filename>librpcsvc.a</filename>. All of these programs
+    would normally not be available when cross-compiling:</para>
 
 <screen os="p6"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-cross_hacks-patch;</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para os="p7">The following corrects the Minor version, changing the value
-    from 4 to 5:</para>
+    <para os="p7">The following patch corrects the Minor version, changing the
+    value from 4 to 5:</para>
 
 <screen os="p8"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&glibc-minor-patch;</userinput></screen>
@@ -80 +81 @@
 
     <para os="f">The following line needs to be added to
-    <filename>configparms</filename> to adjust instalation paths:</para>
+    <filename>configparms</filename> to adjust installation paths:</para>
 
 <screen os="g"><userinput>echo "install_root=${CLFS}" &gt; configparms</userinput></screen>
@@ -241 +242 @@
     <para>Some locales installed by the <command>make
     localedata/install-locales</command> command above are not properly
-    supported by some applications that are in the LFS and BLFS books. Because
+    supported by some applications that are in the CLFS and BLFS books. Because
     of the various problems that arise due to application programmers making
     assumptions that break in such locales, CLFS should not be used in locales