diff --git a/chapter06/file-exp.xml b/chapter06/file-exp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..506520f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter06/file-exp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<sect2>
+<title>Command explanations</title>
+
+<para><userinput>sed '/#define __/a #include &lt;stdint.h&gt;' readelf.h.backup &gt; readelf.h :</userinput> This 
+sed fixes an error which occurs when compiling file-3.36 with
+automake-1.5 installed.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
diff --git a/chapter06/file-inst.xml b/chapter06/file-inst.xml
index f300117e4..7281dcb5a 100644
--- a/chapter06/file-inst.xml
+++ b/chapter06/file-inst.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 <para>Install File by running the following commands:</para>
 
-<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --datadir=/usr/share/misc &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+<para><screen><userinput>cp -f readelf.h readelf.h.backup &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+<userinput>sed '/#define __/a \</userinput>
+<userinput>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#include &lt;stdint.h&gt;' readelf.h.backup &gt; readelf.h &amp;&amp;</userinput>
+<userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --datadir=/usr/share/misc &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>make &amp;&amp;</userinput>
 <userinput>make install</userinput></screen></para>
 
diff --git a/chapter06/file.xml b/chapter06/file.xml
index 485817661..08d87497c 100644
--- a/chapter06/file.xml
+++ b/chapter06/file.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 Estimated required disk space:  &file-compsize;</screen>
 
 &c6-file-inst;
+&c6-file-exp;
 &aa-file-desc;
 
 </sect1>
diff --git a/index.xml b/index.xml
index ac472efc2..dd27ef336 100644
--- a/index.xml
+++ b/index.xml
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
 <!ENTITY c6-e2fsprogs-inst SYSTEM "chapter6/e2fsprogs-inst.xml">
 <!ENTITY c6-file SYSTEM "chapter6/file.xml">
 <!ENTITY c6-file-inst SYSTEM "chapter6/file-inst.xml">
+<!ENTITY c6-file-exp SYSTEM "chapter6/file-exp.xml">
 <!ENTITY c6-fileutils SYSTEM "chapter6/fileutils.xml">
 <!ENTITY c6-fileutils-inst SYSTEM "chapter6/fileutils-inst.xml">
 <!ENTITY c6-gettext SYSTEM "chapter6/gettext.xml">